 Gladstone, a not too friendly critic, has said that " as the British Constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the...  Congressional Serial Set - Page 1371895Full view - About this book
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1887 - 490 pages
...Britain. lie says : " As the British constitution is the most subtile organization which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man." In looking at the history of the operation of this... | |
 | 1917 - 510 pages
...admired by all the great thinkers of the world. The great English commoner, William E. Gladstone, said : "The American Constitution is the most wonderful work...a given time by the brain and purpose of man." The great scholar and diplomat, James Bryce, at one time British Ambassador to the United States, said:... | |
 | 1889 - 1088 pages
...Mr. Gladstone, that 'just as the British constitution is the most subtle organism that has proceeded from progressive history, so the American constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.' Given a certain number of existing and cherished... | |
 | Texas Bar Association - 1882 - 348 pages
...result. Mr. Gladstone said: "As the British Constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American- Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man." To this let me add the solemn admonition of Thomas... | |
 | Rev. Henry Mason Baum - 1882 - 924 pages
...sub-title of his volumes: "As the British Constitution is the most subtile organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose <:' man." We give the concluding paragraph of the present... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1882 - 556 pages
...STATES OF AMERICA. VOL. I. "As the British Constitution is the most subtile organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man."—William E. Gladttone. FORMATION OF THE CONSTITUTION... | |
 | 1884 - 112 pages
...Mr. Gladstone has said, "As the British Constitution is the most subtile organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man." On that subtile and unwritten Constitution of England,... | |
 | Horace Davis - 1884 - 100 pages
...outline. "As the British Constitution," said Gladstone, "is the most subtile organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man." Be it remembered, to the honor of the Southern States,... | |
 | Alexander Pope Humphrey - 1884 - 36 pages
...Constitution Gladstone has said, "As the British Constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man." Of these great charters of freedom, two were ordained... | |
 | William Henry Rawle - 1884 - 48 pages
..." As the British Constitution is the most subtile organism which has proceeded from pro19 gressive history, so the American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man." On that subtile and unwritten Constitution of England,... | |
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