Democracy and Social Growth in America: Four LecturesG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1898 - 129 strani |
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... century . It was a movement of three episodes . It began with the steps that led the English colonies to assert their freedom from a non - resident govern- ment , it was continued in the French Revolution , and ended with the achieve ...
... century . It was a movement of three episodes . It began with the steps that led the English colonies to assert their freedom from a non - resident govern- ment , it was continued in the French Revolution , and ended with the achieve ...
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... of the progressive nations at the close of this restless century , he must cast a glance over their history ; and when he does this he will find that i they have risen from dependent and servile positions to be 38 DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA .
... of the progressive nations at the close of this restless century , he must cast a glance over their history ; and when he does this he will find that i they have risen from dependent and servile positions to be 38 DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA .
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... century , in the more enlightened states of the world , the work- man stood as a free man in relation to the employer for whom he worked . But the relation between them still continued to be a personal one . The workmen relied some ...
... century , in the more enlightened states of the world , the work- man stood as a free man in relation to the employer for whom he worked . But the relation between them still continued to be a personal one . The workmen relied some ...
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... centuries of painful ex- perience , have come to the conclusion , that a personal political superior , independent of those in subjection to him , needs some other guiding force than duty to keep his action consistently advantageous to ...
... centuries of painful ex- perience , have come to the conclusion , that a personal political superior , independent of those in subjection to him , needs some other guiding force than duty to keep his action consistently advantageous to ...
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... centuries , the common people of England struggled for economical advantages and for positions of power against an arbitrary king and an overbearing aristocracy , and yet their effect- ive weapons , the weapons by which their victory ...
... centuries , the common people of England struggled for economical advantages and for positions of power against an arbitrary king and an overbearing aristocracy , and yet their effect- ive weapons , the weapons by which their victory ...
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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
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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...