The brilliant historian of the English people* has written of Washington, that “no nobler figure ever stood in the fore-front of a nation’s life.” In any book which undertakes to tell, no matter how slightly, the story of some of the heroic deeds of American history, that noble figre must always stand in the fore-front.…
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Democracy in America I: Chapter XVIII, part X
Future Condition Of Three Races In The United States Part X It is difficult to say for what reason the Americans can trade at a lower rate than other nations; and one is at first led to attribute this circumstance to the physical or natural advantages which are within their reach; but this supposition is…
Democracy in America I: Chapter XVIII, part VIII
Democracy in America I: Chapter XVIII, part VII
Future Condition Of Three Races In The United States Part VII The inhabitants of the United States talk a great deal of their attachment to their country; but I confess that I do not rely upon that calculating patriotism which is founded upon interest, and which a change in the interests at stake may obliterate.…
Democracy in America I: Chapter XVIII, part VI
Future Condition Of Three Races In The United States Part VI What Are The Chances In Favor Of The Duration Of The American Union, And What Dangers Threaten Ity Reason for which the preponderating force lies in the States rather than in the Union – The Union will only last as long as all the…