Democracy and Social Growth in America: Four LecturesG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1898 - 129 strani |
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... fact that it provided conditions for an unprecedented extension of democracy . In the presence of the wil derness and uncultivated tribes , the con- ventionalities of an old and complex society were wanting , and a new social growth be ...
... fact that it provided conditions for an unprecedented extension of democracy . In the presence of the wil derness and uncultivated tribes , the con- ventionalities of an old and complex society were wanting , and a new social growth be ...
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... fact . Through the discovery of America and its subsequent occupation by Europeans , large scope was given to a modified form of political practice ; and the new phenomena of political life have given a new basis for scientific ...
... fact . Through the discovery of America and its subsequent occupation by Europeans , large scope was given to a modified form of political practice ; and the new phenomena of political life have given a new basis for scientific ...
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... fact that the course of progress is along the geographical course of migration ; and the reason of this is not far to seek . The men who move on over the frontier , who give their lives to build- ing a new society in a new field , are ...
... fact that the course of progress is along the geographical course of migration ; and the reason of this is not far to seek . The men who move on over the frontier , who give their lives to build- ing a new society in a new field , are ...
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... facts is not the question of the preser- vation or disappearance of a people , but the progress of civilization . It is , therefore , a matter of grave concern whether a nation in colonizing preserves its stock unmixed with lower ...
... facts is not the question of the preser- vation or disappearance of a people , but the progress of civilization . It is , therefore , a matter of grave concern whether a nation in colonizing preserves its stock unmixed with lower ...
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... fact , the questions which demand the most profound and careful consideration of any generation are not questions concerning the past , but questions whose significance is only seen by reference to the future . And in contemplating our ...
... fact , the questions which demand the most profound and careful consideration of any generation are not questions concerning the past , but questions whose significance is only seen by reference to the future . And in contemplating our ...
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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...