Democracy and Social Growth in America: Four LecturesG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1898 - 129 strani |
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... position of enlighten- ment . It is obliged , by a slow and labori- ous process of cultivation , to eliminate or overcome the influence of the element that makes for degeneracy ; and , until this is accomplished , its facility of ...
... position of enlighten- ment . It is obliged , by a slow and labori- ous process of cultivation , to eliminate or overcome the influence of the element that makes for degeneracy ; and , until this is accomplished , its facility of ...
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... position of an independent nation and the subsequent development and con- duct of this nation constitute an important part of the history of democracy . The establishment of this republic was an em- phatic announcement of certain ...
... position of an independent nation and the subsequent development and con- duct of this nation constitute an important part of the history of democracy . The establishment of this republic was an em- phatic announcement of certain ...
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... position with respect to wealth , and living essentially the same kind of life , as his neigh- bor . When the necessity of organizing and carrying on a local government presented itself , the obligation A FUNDAMENTAL TENDENCY . 13.
... position with respect to wealth , and living essentially the same kind of life , as his neigh- bor . When the necessity of organizing and carrying on a local government presented itself , the obligation A FUNDAMENTAL TENDENCY . 13.
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... positions of advantage , and the less fit fall behind or are crowded to the wall . Thus every step forward from the simplicity and equality of the early agri- cultural stage towards the complexity of highly developed society is marked ...
... positions of advantage , and the less fit fall behind or are crowded to the wall . Thus every step forward from the simplicity and equality of the early agri- cultural stage towards the complexity of highly developed society is marked ...
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... positions still further on ; and it is the view of these that arouses discontent with the present ; it is the view of these more attractive positions yet unattained that makes the world move . The upward movement in the progress of ...
... positions still further on ; and it is the view of these that arouses discontent with the present ; it is the view of these more attractive positions yet unattained that makes the world move . The upward movement in the progress of ...
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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...