Download or read book Origin and Causes of Democracy in America written by George Washington Burnap and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Origin and Causes of Democracy in America a discourse delivered in Baltimore before the Maryland Historical Society etc written by George Washington BURNAP and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Origin and Causes of Democracy in America written by George W. Burnap and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Origin and Causes of Democracy in America: A Discourse by George W. Burnap The existence and wonderful prosperity of this nation, are fixed facts, and the lesson they read is not likely to be lost upon the world. Nations, like individuals, have their peculiar organic type, by which they are distinguished from each other. It is early manifested, and when once fixed, has the power of perpetuating itself through countless generations. Nationality seems to have a mysterious, creative, and transforming power. Like that vital energy, which determines the species of the trees of the forest, it has the power of assimilating all things to itself. The oak and the pine spring up, side by side, out of a common soil, and draw nourishment from the same elements, yet one converts those elements into the peculiar wood and foliage of the straight and lofty pine, the other into the low and gnarled oak. So nationality, operating upon the elements of a common humanity, assimilates it to its own type, transmits that type from age to age, and transforms to its own liken whatever foreign element is thrown into it. What can be more different from each other, than the two nations which the British Channel separates? The Alps and the Pyrenees divide nations no less diverse from each other. It is not soil, it is not climate, for what more different than the ancient Roman and the modern Italian? What more dissimilar than the magnanimous soldiers of Alexander, and the cowering slaves who have so long kissed the footstool of the Ottoman throne? We have existed long enough to develop and to exhibit our national characteristics. The most prominent of these, as I have already said, is Democracy. I mean, of course, in no sectarian or party sense. I mean a government constituted and administered by the people themselves. I mean a Democracy, in contradistinction to a Despotism, a Monarchy an Aristocracy; and as equally distinguished from Anarchy, Agrarianism, and Socialism. The formation of this great Republic in the western hemisphere, was a result wholly unforeseen and unpremeditated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Origin And Causes Of Democracy In America written by George W Burnap and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Origin And Causes Of Democracy In America has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Download or read book Origin and Causes of Democracy in America written by George W. Burnap and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Origin and Causes of Democracy in America: A Discourse by George W. Burnap We have existed long enough to develop and to exhibit our national characteristics. The most prominent of these, as I have already said, is Democracy. I mean, of course, in no sectarian or party sense. I mean a government constituted and administered by the people themselves. I mean a Democracy, in contradistinction to a Despotism, a Monarchy, an Aristocracy; and as equally distinguished from Anarchy, Agrarianism, and Socialism. The formation of this great Republic in the western hemi sphere, was a result wholly unforeseen and unpremeditated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Democracy in America written by Alexis De Tocqueville and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 1589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America (De la démocratie en Amérique) is a classic text detailing the United States of the 1830s, showing a primarily favorable view by Tocqueville as he compares it to his native France. Considered to be an important account of the U.S. democratic system, it has become a classic work in the fields of political science and history. It quickly became popular in both the United States and Europe. Democracy in America was first published as two volumes, one in 1835 and the other in 1840; both are included in this edition.
Download or read book Democracy in America Complete written by Alexis de Tocqueville and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 1320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amongst the novel objects that attracted my attention during my stay in the United States, nothing struck me more forcibly than the general equality of conditions. I readily discovered the prodigious influence which this primary fact exercises on the whole course of society, by giving a certain direction to public opinion, and a certain tenor to the laws; by imparting new maxims to the governing powers, and peculiar habits to the governed. I speedily perceived that the influence of this fact extends far beyond the political character and the laws of the country, and that it has no less empire over civil society than over the Government; it creates opinions, engenders sentiments, suggests the ordinary practices of life, and modifies whatever it does not produce. The more I advanced in the study of American society, the more I perceived that the equality of conditions is the fundamental fact from which all others seem to be derived, and the central point at which all my observations constantly terminated. I then turned my thoughts to our own hemisphere, where I imagined that I discerned something analogous to the spectacle which the New World presented to me. I observed that the equality of conditions is daily progressing towards those extreme limits which it seems to have reached in the United States, and that the democracy which governs the American communities appears to be rapidly rising into power in Europe. I hence conceived the idea of the book which is now before the reader. It is evident to all alike that a great democratic revolution is going on amongst us; but there are two opinions as to its nature and consequences. To some it appears to be a novel accident, which as such may still be checked; to others it seems irresistible, because it is the most uniform, the most ancient, and the most permanent tendency which is to be found in history. Let us recollect the situation of France seven hundred years ago, when the territory was divided amongst a small number of families, who were the owners of the soil and the rulers of the inhabitants; the right of governing descended with the family inheritance from generation to generation; force was the only means by which man could act on man, and landed property was the sole source of power. Soon, however, the political power of the clergy was founded, and began to exert itself: the clergy opened its ranks to all classes, to the poor and the rich, the villein and the lord; equality penetrated into the Government through the Church, and the being who as a serf must have vegetated in perpetual bondage took his place as a priest in the midst of nobles, and not infrequently above the heads of kings. The different relations of men became more complicated and more numerous as society gradually became more stable and more civilized. Thence the want of civil laws was felt; and the order of legal functionaries soon rose from the obscurity of the tribunals and their dusty chambers, to appear at the court of the monarch, by the side of the feudal barons in their ermine and their mail. Whilst the kings were ruining themselves by their great enterprises, and the nobles exhausting their resources by private wars, the lower orders were enriching themselves by commerce. The influence of money began to be perceptible in State affairs. The transactions of business opened a new road to power, and the financier rose to a station of political influence in which he was at once flattered and despised. Gradually the spread of mental acquirements, and the increasing taste for literature and art, opened chances of success to talent; science became a means of government, intelligence led to social power, and the man of letters took a part in the affairs of the State. The value attached to the privileges of birth decreased in the exact proportion in which new paths were struck out to advancement. In the eleventh century nobility was beyond all price; in the thirteenth it might be purchased; it was conferred for the first time in 1270; and equality was thus introduced into the Government by the aristocracy itself.
Download or read book Democracy in America Volumes 1 2 written by Alexis de Toqueville and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 967 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexis de Tocqueville's masterpiece, 'Democracy in America: Volumes 1 & 2', delves into the social, political, and cultural landscape of America in the 19th century. Tocqueville's writing style is both analytical and insightful, providing a thorough examination of the American democratic system and its effects on society. Through detailed observations and comparisons with European countries, Tocqueville presents a compelling commentary on the strengths and weaknesses of democracy. This classic work remains relevant today, offering valuable insights into the nature of democracy and its implications for modern society. The book is a timeless piece of political literature that continues to influence political thought and theory.Alexis de Tocqueville, a French political thinker and historian, was uniquely positioned to write 'Democracy in America' due to his extensive travels and keen observations of American society. Tocqueville's background in political science and philosophy provided him with the tools necessary to analyze and critique the democratic system. His work continues to be studied and admired by scholars across the globe for its profound insights and rigorous analysis.I highly recommend 'Democracy in America: Volumes 1 & 2' to readers interested in political theory, American history, and the foundations of democracy. Tocqueville's nuanced and perceptive exploration of democratic principles offers a valuable perspective on the complexities of governance and society.
Download or read book Democracy in America written by Alexis de Toqueville and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 967 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary focus of Democracy in America is an analysis of why republican representative democracy has succeeded in the United States while failing in so many other places. Also, Tocqueville speculates on the future of democracy in the United States, discussing possible threats to democracy and possible dangers of democracy. These include his belief that democracy has a tendency to degenerate into "soft despotism" as well as the risk of developing a tyranny of the majority. He observes that the strong role religion played in the United States was due to its separation from the government, a separation all parties found agreeable. Tocqueville also outlines the possible excesses of passion for equality among men, foreshadowing the totalitarian states of the twentieth century as well as the severity of contemporary political correctness.
Download or read book Democracy in America Vol I and II written by Alexis de Tocqueville and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-05-06 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy in America' is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville that describes the massive societal changes sweeping across his contemporary world. He believed that such developments had transpired over the previous seven hundred years, all moving towards a more democratic system. This text outlines his ideas about how the socio-economic conditions of men were becoming more egalitarian, the origins and causes of which he believed to be intrinsic in factors such as the ability of all men to enter the clergy, and increasing opportunities in trade and commerce. An engaging and comprehensive analysis pertaining to the evolution of democracy, this two-part classic is a necessary addition to every socio-economic compendium. Alexis de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for 'Democracy in America' and 'The Old Regime and the Revolution' (1856). He was active in French politics and retired from his political career after Louis Napoléon Bonaparte's 1851 coup. This edition has been republished with a new introductory biography of the author.
Download or read book Origin causes of democracy in America a discourse delivered before the Maryland historical society on its 8th anniversary celebration Dec 20 1853 written by George W. Burnap and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Democracy In America written by Alexis de Toqueville and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy in America is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville. Its title translates as On Democracy in America, but English translations are usually simply entitled Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville examines the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the previous several hundred years.
Download or read book Democracy in America written by and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1939 with total page 1183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Democracy in America” is one of the masterpieces by Tocqueville. It presents the author's reflections regarding American people's outlook on politics. He comments on the strengths and weaknesses of the democratic system that was in some aspects the “tyranny of the majority”. A thought-provoking book that offers an in-depth analysis of the American government system.
Download or read book Freedom in the World 2018 written by Freedom House and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 1265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 195 countries and fifteen territories are used by policymakers, the media, international corporations, civic activists, and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.
Download or read book Four Threats written by Suzanne Mettler and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An urgent, historically-grounded take on the four major factors that undermine American democracy, and what we can do to address them. While many Americans despair of the current state of U.S. politics, most assume that our system of government and democracy itself are invulnerable to decay. Yet when we examine the past, we find that to the contrary, the United States has undergone repeated crises of democracy, from the earliest days of the republic to the present. In The Four Threats, Robert C. Lieberman and Suzanne Mettler explore five historical episodes when democracy in the United States was under siege: the 1790s, the Civil War, the Gilded Age, the Depression, and Watergate. These episodes risked profound, even fatal, damage to the American democratic experiment, and on occasion antidemocratic forces have prevailed. From this history, four distinct characteristics of democratic disruption emerge. Political polarization, racism and nativism, economic inequality, and excessive executive power – alone or in combination – have threatened the survival of the republic, but it has survived, so far. What is unique, and alarming, about the present moment is that all four conditions are present in American politics today. This formidable convergence marks the contemporary era as an especially grave moment for democracy in the United States. But history provides a valuable repository from which contemporary Americans can draw lessons about how democracy was eventually strengthened — or in some cases weakened — in the past. By revisiting how earlier generations of Americans faced threats to the principles enshrined in the Constitution, we can see the promise and the peril that have led us to the present and chart a path toward repairing our civic fabric and renewing democracy.
