Triumphant Plutocracy: The Story of American Public Life from 1870 to 1920Academy Press, 1921 - 445 pages |
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Page 333 - Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under the rule of a just God cannot long retain it." I believe that is true. I believe the reflex action upon our own people of the conquest of other peoples and their
Page 164 - proceedings illustrate this point; they are typical, and are as follows: P. 78. Sherman of Connecticut said: "The people should have as little to do as may be about the Government. They want information and are constantly liable to be misled." Gerry, of Massachusetts: "The evil we experience flows from the excess of democracy.
Page 336 - liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This they said, and this they meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth that all were actually then enjoying that equality, not yet that they were about to confer it immediately upon them. In fact, they had no power to confer such a boon. They meant simply to
Page 320 - subscribed to the following oath or affirmation: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm), in the presence of Almighty God, that I will support the constitution, laws and government of the Republic of Hawaii; and will not, either directly or indirectly, encourage or assist in the restoration or establishment of a monarchial form of government in the Hawaiian Islands.
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Page 166 - of speech, or of the press, or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." It is amazing that this great basic principle of
Page 103 - 2. That any common carrier failing to make such report within thirty days after the end of any month shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine of
Page 335 - theology is fast .joining the cry. . . . "I think the authors of that notable instrument intended to include all men; they did not mean to say all were equal in color, size, intellect, moral
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