 But since the invention of gunpowder has armed the weak as well as the strong with missile death, bodily strength, like beauty, good humor, politeness and other accomplishments, has become but an auxiliary ground of distinction.  Unitarian Review and Religious Magazine - Page 28edited by - 1877Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...the accidental aristoi produced by the fortuitous concourse of breeders. For I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. Formerly, bodily powers gave place among the aristoi. But since the invention of gunpowder... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 550 pages
...the accidental aristoi produced by the fortuitous concourse of breeders. For I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. Formerly, bodily powers gave place among the aristoi. But since the invention of gunpowder... | |
 | George Tucker - 1837 - 542 pages
...wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents; for with these, it would belong to the first class. The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature, for the instruction, the trusts, and government of society. May we not even say that that form of government is the best,... | |
 | 1842 - 1124 pages
...the accidental aristoi produced by the fortuitous concourse of breeders. For I agree with you, that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. Formerly, bodily powers gave place among the arisloi. But since the invention of gunpowder... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1854 - 636 pages
...the accidental aristoi produced by the fortuitous concourse of* breeders. For I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. Formerly, bodily powers gave place among the aristoi. But since the invention of gunpowder... | |
 | Cornelis Henri de Witt - 1862 - 496 pages
...be it from me to contradict him, ' There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this arc virtue and talent The natural aristocracy I consider...the instruction, trusts, and government of society.' * To judge by the experience of the United States, a democratical republic, such as Jefferson conceived... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - 1866 - 716 pages
...the great republican leader took yet higher and nobler ground. " I agree with you," he said, " that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. . . . There is also an artificial aristocracy, founded on wealth and birth, without either... | |
 | Joseph Parrish Thompson - 1877 - 362 pages
...— written after both had filled the office of President, Jefferson says, " I agree with you, that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. . . . This natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature for the instruction,... | |
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