The Progress of Nations; Or the Principles of National Development in Their Relationship to Statesmanship: A Study in Analytical HistoryLongman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861 - 662 pages |
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... that advanced stage in which , as Lord Bacon remarks , arms are no longer of exclusive honour , manufactures and commerce flourish . It is again manifest that this observation applies only to par- ticular HUMAN PROGRESS . 29.
... that advanced stage in which , as Lord Bacon remarks , arms are no longer of exclusive honour , manufactures and commerce flourish . It is again manifest that this observation applies only to par- ticular HUMAN PROGRESS . 29.
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... honour of what they effected taken from them and given to this demon . At present , therefore , the wisest man must be content to say as the million says , that some accidents have entirely changed the form of human affairs ; but these ...
... honour of what they effected taken from them and given to this demon . At present , therefore , the wisest man must be content to say as the million says , that some accidents have entirely changed the form of human affairs ; but these ...
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... Honour be to them , and condition ? infamy to the civilised scoundrels who requited their magnanimity with insult and death . The savage is far the more natural man than the rascally scum of a large city , but to say that the men of ...
... Honour be to them , and condition ? infamy to the civilised scoundrels who requited their magnanimity with insult and death . The savage is far the more natural man than the rascally scum of a large city , but to say that the men of ...
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... honour and hospitality are the ruling principles of their conduct . Their personal pride is lofty , loftier than that of the most powerful aris- tocrat of Europe ; they have no respect for industry as such ; and , each placing his glory ...
... honour and hospitality are the ruling principles of their conduct . Their personal pride is lofty , loftier than that of the most powerful aris- tocrat of Europe ; they have no respect for industry as such ; and , each placing his glory ...
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... honour never broken ; in the other , ferocity , improvidence , cunning , rapine , revenge , and robbery . In judging of such a matter , we should be on our guard against the fallacy of attributing to a different state of so- ciety from ...
... honour never broken ; in the other , ferocity , improvidence , cunning , rapine , revenge , and robbery . In judging of such a matter , we should be on our guard against the fallacy of attributing to a different state of so- ciety from ...
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Page 109 - The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece! Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set. The...
Page 23 - Yet I doubt not through the ages one increasing purpose runs, And the thoughts of men are widened with the process of the suns.
Page 47 - As the sun, Ere it is risen, sometimes paints its image In the atmosphere, so often do the spirits Of great events stride on before the events. And in today already walks tomorrow.
Page 53 - In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Page 474 - The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful.
Page 555 - Hitherto it is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil of any human being. They have enabled a greater population to live the same life of drudgery and imprisonment, and an increased number of manufacturers and others to make fortunes.
Page 241 - When I have been upon the Change, I have often fancied one of our old kings standing in person, where he is represented in effigy, and looking down upon the wealthy concourse of people with which that place is every day filled. In this case, how would he be...
Page 320 - This purpose, formed in infancy and poverty, grew stronger as his intellect expanded and as his fortune rose. He pursued his plan with that calm but indomitable force of will which was the most striking peculiarity of his character. When, under a tropical sun, he ruled fifty millions of Asiatics, his hopes, amidst all the cares of war, finance, and legislation, still pointed to Daylesford. And when his long public life, so singularly chequered with good and evil, with glory and obloquy, had at length...
Page 250 - When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty ; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.
Page 250 - The power of judging should be exercised by persons taken from the body of the people, at certain times of the year, and pursuant to a form and manner prescribed by law. There is no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers.