The Democratic Spirit: A Collection of American Writings from the Earliest Times to the Present DayBernard Smith A. A. Knopf, 1941 - 927 pages |
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Page 324
... individual . Even the Chinese philosopher was wise enough to regard the individual as the basis of the empire . Is a democracy , such as we know it , the last improvement possible in government ? Is it not possible to take a step ...
... individual . Even the Chinese philosopher was wise enough to regard the individual as the basis of the empire . Is a democracy , such as we know it , the last improvement possible in government ? Is it not possible to take a step ...
Page 393
... individual to prescribe to any other individual his amount of education , or his rights . The sphere of each man , of each woman , of each individual , is that sphere which he can , with the highest exer- cise of his powers , perfectly ...
... individual to prescribe to any other individual his amount of education , or his rights . The sphere of each man , of each woman , of each individual , is that sphere which he can , with the highest exer- cise of his powers , perfectly ...
Page 635
... individual desires to the fulfillment of a national purpose is attached particularly to the absorbing occupation of the American people , the occupation , viz .: of accumulating wealth . The automatic fulfill- ment of the American ...
... individual desires to the fulfillment of a national purpose is attached particularly to the absorbing occupation of the American people , the occupation , viz .: of accumulating wealth . The automatic fulfill- ment of the American ...
Contents
ROGER WILLIAMS 1603?1683 | 5 |
BACONS MAN 1676 | 13 |
JOHN WISE 16521725 | 20 |
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