...Henry Reeve A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Democracy in America, Volumes One and Two by Alexis de Tocqueville, trans. Henry Reev... ...e and Two by Alexis de Tocqueville, trans. Henry Reeve is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ... experimental as to the principles on which it 4 Democracy in America was based. If they were true principles, as they were, the gov- ernment founded... ...s unfit for any public duty or trust. In a town government, having a small area of jurisdiction, where the voice of the majority of qualified vot- ers... ...“Pitkin’s History,” p, 35. See the “History of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay,” by Hutchinson, vol. i. p. 9. **See “Pitkin’s History,” pp. 42, 47. *T... ...en true in 1832, but is not so in 1874, when great cities like Chicago and San Francisco have sprung up in the Western States. But as yet the Western ... ...rue in 1832, but is not so in 1874, when great cities like Chicago and San Francisco have sprung up in the Western States. But as yet the Western Stat... ...ty is continued to the very confines of the other world; when the negro is defunct, his bones are cast aside, and the distinction of condition prevail... ...stantly form associations. They have not only commercial and manufacturing companies, in which all take part, but associations of a thousand other kin...

...Excerpt: In the eleven years that separated the Declaration of the Independence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our written Constitution, the great minds of America were bent upon the study of...

... Staff List xiii–xiv Preface xv 1. “WE HAVE SOME PLANES” 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National C... ...HE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of War 47 2.2 Bin Ladin’s Appeal in the Islamic World 48 2.3 The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda (1988–1992... ...on, the role of congressional oversight and resource allocation, and other areas determined relevant by the Commission. In pursuing our mandate, we ha... ... heard. 45 Also at 8:52, a male flight attendant called a United office in San Francisco, reaching Marc Policastro.The flight attendant reported that ... ...rd. 45 Also at 8:52, a male flight attendant called a United office in San Francisco, reaching Marc Policastro.The flight attendant reported that the ... ...eapons. Exercises were conducted to counter this threat, but they were not based on actual intelligence. In most instances, the main concern was the u... ...ss and terrorist enterprises. In time, the former would encompass numerous companies and a global network of bank accounts and nongovernmental institu... ...he CIA suffered exposure of its botched effort to land Cuban exiles at the Bay of Pigs.The Vietnam W ar brought on more criticism.A promi- COUNTERTERR... ... to reduce it to a “rump group” like other formerly feared but now largely defunct terrorist organizations of the 1980s.“Continued anti-al Qida operat...

...Excerpt: We present the narrative of this report and the recommendations that flow from it to the President of the United States, the United States Congress, and the American people for their consideration. Ten Commissioners--five Republicans an...

...CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii?xiv Preface xv 1. ?WE HAVE SOME PLANES? 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of War 47 2.2 Bin Ladin?s Appeal in the Islamic World 48 2.3 The Rise of B...