Democracy and Social Growth in America: Four LecturesG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1898 - 129 strani |
Iz vsebine knjige
Zadetki 1–5 od 33
Stran 4
... its career with the mini- mum of conservatism and the maximum of force ; and , except as it becomes entangled in the qualities of the barbarians , it is in a better condition to run the course of civili . zation 4 DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA .
... its career with the mini- mum of conservatism and the maximum of force ; and , except as it becomes entangled in the qualities of the barbarians , it is in a better condition to run the course of civili . zation 4 DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA .
Stran 5
... become constituent parts of the new na tions . The important question involved in these facts is not the question of ... becoming united with barbarians , leaves a posterity less effective than would A FUNDAMENTAL TENDENCY . 5.
... become constituent parts of the new na tions . The important question involved in these facts is not the question of ... becoming united with barbarians , leaves a posterity less effective than would A FUNDAMENTAL TENDENCY . 5.
Stran 11
... become aristocracies , both as to the forms of the society and the forms of government . The more or less extensive manifestation of the democratic spirit in the institutions of every political society existing on this side of the ...
... become aristocracies , both as to the forms of the society and the forms of government . The more or less extensive manifestation of the democratic spirit in the institutions of every political society existing on this side of the ...
Stran 16
... become a proprietor and the peer of his neighbor ; while in the Spanish settlements the system of encomiendas provided for in- equality from the beginning , and thus set up a barrier that had to be broken down to make way for democratic ...
... become a proprietor and the peer of his neighbor ; while in the Spanish settlements the system of encomiendas provided for in- equality from the beginning , and thus set up a barrier that had to be broken down to make way for democratic ...
Stran 23
... . towards different forms of life and activity ; and thus , as a result of free social progress , society , in the course of time , inevitably becomes marked by classes , becomes un- democratic , and A FUNDAMENTAL TENDENCY . 23.
... . towards different forms of life and activity ; and thus , as a result of free social progress , society , in the course of time , inevitably becomes marked by classes , becomes un- democratic , and A FUNDAMENTAL TENDENCY . 23.
Druge izdaje - Prikaži vse
Pogosti izrazi in povedi
advantage affairs already America appears attained authority become body canton of Switzerland cantons century cial citizens civilization co-operation complete conflict consequently conspicuous corporations democracy democracy in America democratic spirit ditions duction economic employers ences enlightened equality of material ernment essentially European existence expect fact favor forces form of government form of society French Revolution furnish G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS governmental half-knowledge ideal important independent individual industrial inequality of material influence institutions intellectual intelligence knowledge laborers ligion lives maintained material conditions means mediæval ment method monarchical moreover movement nation nomic organization persons phases political position present preserve principle progress realize relation religion republic result Revolution Roman empire Roman Republic seek separation of trades social development social equality social growth socialistic society grows Spanish strong superior tend tendency tion true trusts universal universal suffrage wealth
Priljubljeni odlomki
Stran 20 - Moses said that with no restrictions placed upon the movements of individual members of such a society, "the fittest in the several lines of activity acquire positions of advantage, and the less fit fall behind or are crowded to the wall.
Stran 18 - The golden age of English oratory, which extends over the last quarter of the eighteenth and the first quarter of the nineteenth centuries, produced no speaker, either in Parliament or at the Bar, superior in persuasive force and artistic finish to Thomas Lord Erskine.
Stran 23 - ... equality of material conditions to inequality of material conditions as a characteristic feature of progress under freedom, particularly as it appears in industrial society . . . whether the government interferes in behalf of individuals, or simply stands for order the outcome of industrial development will be essentially the same in both cases, and that an increasing inequality.85 To mitigate this dismal trend Moses could offer only the inculcation of a strong religious faith and an "awakening...