 Town- meetings are to liberty what primary schools are to science; they bring it within the people's reach, they teach men how to use and how to enjoy it. A nation may establish a system of free government, but without the spirit of municipal institutions...  Speeches and Addresses of William E. Russell - Page 199by William Eustis Russell - 1893 - 469 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1836 - 694 pages
...primary schools are to science. They bring it within the peopie's reach. They teach men to use it, and to enjoy it. A nation may establish a system of free Government without municipal institutions, but it cannot establish the spirit of freedom." For his own part he... | |
 | Albany Fonblanque - 1837 - 408 pages
...Town-meetings are to liberty what primary " schools are to science ; they bring it within the " people's reach, they teach men how to use and " how to enjoy...institutions it cannot have the " spirit of liberty. * * * * Local assem" blies of citizens constitute the strength of free " nations. * * * How can a populace,... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1838 - 354 pages
...institutions are to liberty what primary schools are to science ; they bring it within the people's reach, they teach men how to use and how to enjoy...institutions it cannot have the spirit of liberty. The transient passions, and the interests of an hour, or the chance of circumstances, may have created... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1838 - 534 pages
...pnplp'c jpnrh they teachj]ne_n_ho_w_to _ -use and how to enjoy it. A nation may establish "asyslem of free government, but without the spirit of municipal...institutions it cannot have the spirit of liberty. The transient passions, and the interests of an hour, or the chance of circumstances, may have created... | |
 | Nahum Capen - 1848 - 350 pages
...Town-meetings are to liberty what primary schools are to science ; they bring it within the people's reach, they teach men how to use and how to enjoy it." The same author says, in another place, " In the American states power has been disseminated with admirable... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1850 - 488 pages
...institutions are to liberty what primary schools are to science ; they bring it within the people's reach, they teach men how to use and how to enjoy...institutions it cannot have the spirit of liberty. The transient passions, and the interests of an hour, or the chance of circumstances, may have created... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1851 - 954 pages
...institutions are to liberty what primary schools are to science ; they bring it within the people's reach, they teach men how to use and how to enjoy...institutions it cannot have the spirit of liberty. The transient passions, and the interests of an hour, or the chance of circumstances, may have created... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1854 - 492 pages
...institutions are to liberty what primary schools are to science ; they bring it within the people's reach, they teach men how to use and how to enjoy...institutions it cannot have the spirit of liberty. The transient passions, and the interests of an hour, or the chance of circumstances, may have created... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1899 - 514 pages
...Town-meetings are to liberty what primary schools are to science; they bring it within the people's reach, they teach men how to use and how to enjoy...institutions it cannot have the spirit of liberty. The transient passions and the interests of an hour, or the chance of circumstances, may have created... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1863 - 588 pages
...Town-meetings are to liberty what primary schools are to science ; they bring it within the people's reach, they teach men how to use and how to enjoy it. A nation may establish a free government, but without municipal institutions, it cannot have the spirit of liberty. Transient... | |
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