A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions. Part second, Band 2Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1839 |
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... constitution . President after president gra- dually laid down the insignia and outward appearance of rank , the senate became less and less respectable , and the people more and more authoritative . Those M. Tocqueville says , " When ...
... constitution . President after president gra- dually laid down the insignia and outward appearance of rank , the senate became less and less respectable , and the people more and more authoritative . Those M. Tocqueville says , " When ...
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... constitutions ever become practicable in the United States , the truth of what I advance will become obvious . " It appears , then , that the more respectable portion of its citizens have retired , leaving the arena open to those who ...
... constitutions ever become practicable in the United States , the truth of what I advance will become obvious . " It appears , then , that the more respectable portion of its citizens have retired , leaving the arena open to those who ...
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... Constitution American frigate , which captured her in less than five minutes . " Indeed , so great has this feeling become from indulgence , that they will not allow anything to stand in its way , and will sacrifice anybody or anything ...
... Constitution American frigate , which captured her in less than five minutes . " Indeed , so great has this feeling become from indulgence , that they will not allow anything to stand in its way , and will sacrifice anybody or anything ...
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... like Ame- rica , where the suffrage is universal , the people will eventually sell their birth - right ; and if by such means an aristocratical government is elected , it will be able to amend the constitution , and 170 ARISTOCRACY .
... like Ame- rica , where the suffrage is universal , the people will eventually sell their birth - right ; and if by such means an aristocratical government is elected , it will be able to amend the constitution , and 170 ARISTOCRACY .
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... constitution , and pass what laws it pleases . This may appear visionary , but it has been proved already that it can be done , and if it can be done now , how much more easily will it be accomplished when the population has quadrupled ...
... constitution , and pass what laws it pleases . This may appear visionary , but it has been proved already that it can be done , and if it can be done now , how much more easily will it be accomplished when the population has quadrupled ...
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