Democracy and Social Growth in America: Four LecturesG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1898 - 129 strani |
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Stran 4
... 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 not the drones , the ineffectives , or those who feel that their work is finished . Such ...
... 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 not the drones , the ineffectives , or those who feel that their work is finished . Such ...
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... reason- able starting - point in the acceptance of the propositions already considered : - ( 1 ) That a given form of society tends to secure for itself a certain proper form of govern- ment ; ( 2 ) That the circumstances which produce ...
... reason- able starting - point in the acceptance of the propositions already considered : - ( 1 ) That a given form of society tends to secure for itself a certain proper form of govern- ment ; ( 2 ) That the circumstances which produce ...
Stran 33
... as the extreme demo- cratic form of administration involves the maximum of governmental friction , will there appear a tendency to depart from it as the business of government becomes difficult , by reason 3 A FUNDAMENTAL TENDENCY . 33.
... as the extreme demo- cratic form of administration involves the maximum of governmental friction , will there appear a tendency to depart from it as the business of government becomes difficult , by reason 3 A FUNDAMENTAL TENDENCY . 33.
Stran 34
Four Lectures Bernard Moses. as the business of government becomes difficult , by reason of the great variety and technical character of the practical prob- lems , or as the need for prompt and decisive action becomes imperative . The ...
Four Lectures Bernard Moses. as the business of government becomes difficult , by reason of the great variety and technical character of the practical prob- lems , or as the need for prompt and decisive action becomes imperative . The ...
Stran 35
... England , France , and Germany , there is no reason for sup posing that a different method for a similar body will be most effective in America . LECTURE II . CONFLICT AND SOCIALISM . PROMINENT accompaniments of A FUNDAMENTAL TENDENCY . 35.
... England , France , and Germany , there is no reason for sup posing that a different method for a similar body will be most effective in America . LECTURE II . CONFLICT AND SOCIALISM . PROMINENT accompaniments of A FUNDAMENTAL TENDENCY . 35.
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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...