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...ESPIE. MY DEAR SIR:—I write this to say that from the specimens of Douglas Democracy we occasionally see here from Madi- son, we learn that they are m... .... LINCOLN. 11 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Five ON SLA VERY IN A DEMOCRACY . August ??, 1858 As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a ... ...ould not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is ... ...ocracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy. A. LINCOLN. TO B. C. COOK. SPRINGFIELD, August 2, 1858 HON. B. C... ...ion of Judge Douglas, and such were the opinions of the leading men of the Democratic Party. Even as late as the spring of 1856 Mr. Buchanan said, a s... ...o should be enslaved; that the mass of white men are really injured by the effects of slave labor in the vicinity of the fields of their own labor. Bu... ...ect of acquiring territory is to furnish homes for white men, this measure effects that object, for emigration of col- ored men leaves additional room...

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...hanged. One or two very important features of it were al tered, and in time effects would result from this, if opportu nity offered—effects of a qui... ... and Buckstone and the constable had come as a committee, on the part of the Demo cratic party, to ask him to run for mayor—for the little town was a... ...is time I’ll stay so, sure!” He was about to close with a final grand silent demonstra tion, when he suddenly recollected that Wilson had put it out ... ...prising all with their musical prodi gies, and now and then heightening the effects with samples of what they could do in other directions, out of th...

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...and sometimes misled the too ob- servant learner very seriously and opened demoralising con- troversies. Quite early in life I acquired an almost iner... ...to trouble mankind; it makes a garden touchy and hysterical, a drugged and demoralised and over-irritated garden. My father got at cross purposes with... ...dlong, aimless and haphazard methods. The nineteenth century was an age of demonstrations, some of them very impressive demonstrations, of the powers ... ...e it has a whole page, not columns. It makes no end of difference to one’s effects.” “What effects?” asked Shoesmith abruptly. “Oh! a pause or a white... ... under- stand; Marx and Morris, the Chicago Anarchists, Justice and Social Democratic Federation (as it was then) presented so- cialism to our minds. ... ...nistered, but you don’t get rid of the need of administration, you know.” “Democracy,” said Chris Robinson. “Organised somehow,” said Denson. “ And it... ... is the round world!” 9 9 9 9 9 That holiday was full of big comprehensive effects; the first view of the Rhone valley and the distant Valaisian Alps,... ...types—as soon as they had it—and put them to other work. Thirdly, the evil effects of lead poison- ing were much exaggerated. Fourthly, and this was i... ... praised. But since I am not a man to look at pictures and architec- tural effects day after day, I did watch Margaret very closely and store a thousa...

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...eeing their town always 11 Balzac treated as a rotten borough, joined the democrats, though enemies to democracy. In France, under the system of bal-... ...es; for, after 1830, it represented only the pretensions of a few hun- gry democrats. Nevertheless, this word had still a great effect upon Arcis, and... ...y the revolution of July; it is electoral reform, it is—” “What! are you a democrat?” said Achille Pigoult. “No,” replied the candidate. “T o desire t... ...he legitimate and regular development of our institutions, is that being a demo- crat? T o me, progress is fraternity re-established between the membe... ...resses of the Centre in the Chamber. Therefore the son, whose mother was a Demoi- selle de Chargeboeuf [see “Pierrette”], had a certain air of assuran... ...ade, philosophically, “but isn’t that how life itself is carried on?—great effects from little causes.” Rastignac had scarcely departed before Madame ... ... have the symptoms of it. In the next place, you are mixing up things; the effects of fear and of a chronic malady are totally different.” “No, I am n...

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...the legislator of to-day but him of to-morrow. In the midst of the present demo- cratic ferment, into which so many of our writers blindly rush, it be... ...le to one of the most opulent families of the old parliament; hammers have demolished Montmorency, which cost an Italian fol- 13 Balzac lower of Napo... ..., completely mastered by the eagerness of the old man and boy, allowed the demon of the chase to get the better of him,—that demon with the double cla... ..., had reached, specially in the valley of Les Aigues, a frightful state of demoralization. They went to mass on Sundays, but only at the outside of th... ... An oligarchy of a hundred thousand rich men presents all the dangers of a democracy with none of its advantages. The principle of “every man for hims... ...nd rosy face a gloomy and dazed expression, as though he were ill from the effects of poison or with some chronic malady. “What’s the matter with you,... ... deny anything that escaped him which might prove unfavorable in its after effects upon his interests. His 255 Balzac books and papers were kept by a... ...eral Montcornet. The general and his wife, assisted by the abbe, tried the effects of such benevolence. They studied the subject, and endeavored to sh... ...o left. It was a new sight to the countess; this nature so vigorous in its effects, so little seen and yet so grand, threw her into a languid revery; ...

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...eese!” Richard sneered: not for reasons that would have actuated a similar demonstration of the philosopher. “Come,” cried Ripton, “at all events, tel... ...a sense of duty done,” and paced on, reflecting, “She has not made money a demon of discord,” and blessed her. He had his thoughts at Hippias’s somnol... ...teth, Sing cuckoo!” in such comic colours before Richard, that a demon of laugh- ter seized him. “Hippy verteth!” Every time he gl... ... self-caressing fit without delay; and she had already given the preluding demoniac ironic outburst, when the maid called heaven to witness that the g... ...his contemplative mind. He had reserved them for his final discharge. Dear demonstrative creatures! Dyspepsia would not weaken their poignant outcries... ... with you would have been otherwise imperfect, and you would have felt the effects of it. It is over now. You are a man. The dangers to which your nat...

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...itial difficulty. He shows plainly enough, too, that “Don Quixote” and the demo- lition of the chivalry romances was not the work that lay next his he... ...ng to the poet, “the world gave ground,” and which Cervantes’ single laugh demolished, may be gathered from the words of one of his own countrymen, Do... ...n Quixote, “prevents thee from seeing or hearing correctly, for one of the effects of fear is to derange the senses and make things appear different f... ...nts itself now to my mind, urging, persuading, and even com- pelling me to demonstrate in your case the purpose for which Heaven sent me into the worl... ...hear it; for no reasonable beings on learning the cause will wonder at the effects; and if they cannot help me at least they will not blame me, and th... ...ntelligible, capable of proof, not admitting of doubt, with math- ematical demonstrations that cannot be denied, like, ‘If equals be taken from equals... ...ight, and, under cover of a fair seeming, discloses himself at length, and effects his purpose if at the beginning his wiles are not discov- ered. All... ...ent on burying it in his breast that he was almost uncertain whether these demonstrations were real or feigned, for he was obliged to have recourse to...

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...art with pity. He saw her bowed head, her rapt face, the face of an almost demo- niacal ecstatic. Feeling him looking, she lifted her face and sought ... ...a rapt, triumphant look, like the fallen angels restored, yet still subtly demonia- cal, now she held Birkin by the arm. And he was expression- less, ... ... must be the deluge. Then you find yourself a palpable body of darkness, a demon—’ ‘But why should I be a demon—?’ she asked. ‘“Woman wailing for her ... ...to be at one in her motion with him. He was aware of this, and filled with demon-satisfaction that his motion held good for two. He held her in the ho... ..., handsome young Englishman, Alexander tall and the handsome politi- cian, democratic and lucid, Hermione strange like a long Cassandra, and the women... ...sion of fireworks, Roman 173 candles and sheafs of stars and other simple effects, illumi- nating the surface of the water, and showing the boats cre...

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... tailor.” “Really? A tailor?” “Sure. Why not? Maybe we’re slow, but we are demo- cratic. I go hunting with Nat same as I do with Jack Elder.” 45 Sinc... ... Would you go hunting with your barber, too?” “No but— No use running this democracy thing into the ground. Besides, I’ve known Nat for years, and be-... ...ine, law, religion, and finance—recog- nized as aristocratic; four Yankees democratically chat- ting with but ruling the Ohioans and Illini and Swedes... ...o the bank for a talk, and tell ‘em a few things. I don’t mind their being democrats, so much, but I won’t stand having socialists around. But thank G... ... So much to conserve. All this treasure of American ideals. Sturdiness and democracy and opportunity. Maybe not at Palm Beach. But, thank heaven, we’r... ... as a series of cool high white arches. As to how she was to produce these effects she had no notion. She discovered that, despite the enthusiastic yo...

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...ison of Ariminium. The tribunes of the people, those great officers of the democracy, corresponding by some of their functions to our House of Commons... ...ior. In the course of this harangue, Cæsar often raised his left hand with Demosthenic action, and once or twice he drew off the ring, which every Rom... ...d, he would have compensated this disadvantage by much more of natural and Demosthenic fervor. In literature, the merits of Cæsar are familiar to most... ...autocracy. Even in the most prosper- ous days of the Roman State, when the democratic forces balanced, and were balanced by, those of the aristocracy,... ...d every experience of servile adulation in the Roman populace, and all the effects of long familiarity with irresponsible power in himself. Such a mod... ..., and final. One hour had seen the whole fabric of their aspiring fortunes demolished; and no resource was left to them but either in suicide, (which,... ...ed it successively upon different animals, until he was satisfied with its effects; after which, 57 Thomas de Quincey immediately inviting Britannicu... ...rity with bad models, corrupting as- sociations, or other plausible key to effects, which, taken sepa- rately, and out of their natural connection wit... ...urs), though no more than a mechanic craft, in some measure real- ized the effects of a fine art by the perfect skill of its execution. All these mode...

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... above the mouth only two and one half. An article in the New Orleans ‘Times Democrat,’ based upon reports of able engineers, states that the river an... ...rtened itself thirty miles at a single jump! These cut offs have had curious effects: they have thrown several river towns out into the rural district... ... was on a foolhardy journey, and even a fatal one, for the river contained a demon ‘whose roar could be heard at a great distance, and who would engul... ...was the fellow to that one, he had a fair right to think the river’s roaring demon was come. “At length the buffalo began to appear, grazing in herds ... ...en warned that the river Indians were as ferocious and pitiless as the river demon, and destroyed all comers without wait ing for provocation; but no... ...s ever hav ing another opportunity to cut a ditch. Pray observe some of the effects of this ditching business. Once there was a neck opposite Port Hu... ...f treason—lucky duck if they don’t hang you, too. And they will, if you’re a Democrat. The buzzard is the sacred bird of the South, and you can’t touc... ... it was. It was my idea that he would naturally have gotten hold of Kruger’s effects, being his cousin; and I wanted to get Kruger’s watch, if I could... ...turn the matter off as being a small thing; but when you come to look at the effects produced, in the way of dis couragement of immigration, and dimi...

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...arance! Here was, in fact, a man much imprisoned; haunted, I doubt not, by demons enough; though ever brisk and brave withal,— iracund, but cheerfully... ...terling tained and not reaching home. Mrs. Sterling, with her children and effects, all in one big carriage with two horses, made the journey to Diepp... ...n all things he and they were liberals, and, as was natural at this stage, demo- crats; contemplating root-and-branch innovation by aid of the husting... ...er through life. For the present, his and those young people’s aim was: By democracy, or what means there are, be all impostures 48 The Life of John ... ...is the manner of young gifted men, this faith, grounded for the present on democracy and hustings op- erations, and giving to all life the aspect of a... ...r intentions on either side. Nor, with all the Coleridge fermentation, was democratic Radicalism by any means given up;—though how it was to live if t...

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... 452 COMPARISON OF TIBERIUS AND CAIUS GRACCHUS WITH AGIS AND CLEOMENES 468 DEMOSTHENES .................................................................. ........................................................... 498 COMPARISON OF DEMOSTHENES AND CICERO ....................................................... ... probable hard- ships to be encountered there, and embracing them with all demonstrations of kindness, gave them license to depart. Antigonus, when he... ... entertainment, and the army a mere multitude of voters, canvassed as in a democracy for 44 V olume Two the election of this or that commander. Eumen... ...allies in Asia, and proving by his example the falseness of that saying of Demostratus, the son of Phaeax, “That the Lacedaemonians were better in pub... ...mselves, who are the most warlike people of all Germany, flying with their effects into the deepest and most densely wooded valleys. When he had burnt... ...hat glory which depends on the voice of large numbers, considering the sad effects of it in the misfortunes of Caius and Tiberius Gracchus, men of nob... ..., as if he felt, that the mischief he had done at Megalopolis had been the effects of his passion rather than his wisdom. And when Antigonus, first of... ...n as daylight appeared, they roused Fulvius, who had not yet slept off the effects of his drinking; and having armed themselves with the weapons hung ...

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...azarded; but, assured by the prudent Count- ess that they were the natural effects of a retired education, the sacrifice might have been completed, as... ...flung upon the aperture up the dark and gloomy avenue. It was one of those effects which a painter loves to represent, and mingled well with the strug... ..., and demanded brandy with great vociferation. It was brought; and now the Demon of Politics envied even the harmony arising from this Dutch concert, ... ...hrieks? Or is it that sound, betwixt laughter and scream, The voice of the Demon who haunts the stream? The moan of the wind sunk silent and low, And ... ...ood by two figures, who, in the red reflection of its light, appeared like demons, was kindled in the jaws of a lofty cav- ern, into which an inlet fr... ...n con- sume great quantities of ardent spirits without the usual bane- ful effects either upon the brain or constitution. At length the fluctuating gr... ...discontent; but in a short time the neighbouring country began to feel bad effects from his disgrace. Donald Bean Lean, and others of his class, whose... ...tion of Mac-Murrough’s cup, rather than of mine.’ ‘I disclaim it, ma belle demoiselle, although I protest it would be the more congenial of the two. W... ...stril became dilated; his cheek and eye in- flamed; and his look that of a demoniac. These appearances of half-suppressed rage were the more frightful...

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...nd asking how far a modern Utopia will deal with personal morals. As Plato demonstrated long ago, the principles of the rela- tion of State control to... ...ire, or otherwise alienated them from his intimate self. A thorough-going, Democratic Socialist will 61 H G Wells no doubt be inclined at first to ob... ...ate it whenever it is neces- sary, no Utopia is possible. That was clearly demonstrated by Malthus for all time. The second cause is not so easily ant... ...f self-indulgent men, by autocratic rulers or by the bawling wisdom of the demo- cratic leader. And an unrestricted competition for gain, an enlighten... ...tate, but it is to be one progressing from good to better. But as Malthus* demonstrated for all time, a State whose population continues to increase i... ...y qualified permission, as every statesman knows, may pro- duce the social effects without producing the irksome pres- sure of an absolute prohibition...

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... in the South Seas; and perhaps the sun there produced these extraordinary effects upon the skin. Now, while all these ideas were passing through me l... ...d Bolivia from the yoke of Old Spain, and the establishment of the eternal democracy in those parts. That great America on the other side of the spher... ...shalt see it shining in the arm that wields a pick or drives a spike; that democratic dig- nity which, on all hands, radiates without end from God; Hi... ...od; Him- self! The great God absolute! The centre and circumference of all democracy! His omnipresence, our divine equality! If, then, to meanest mari... ...royal mantle of hu- manity over all my kind! Bear me out in it, thou great demo- cratic God! who didst not refuse to the swart convict, Bunyan, the pa... ...ain’s table, was the entire care-free license and ease, the almost frantic democ- racy of those inferior fellows the harpooneers. While their masters,...

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...itial difficulty. He shows plainly enough, too, that “Don Quixote” and the demo- lition of the chivalry romances was not the work that lay next his he... ...ng to the poet, “the world gave ground,” and which Cervantes’ single laugh demolished, may be gathered from the words of one of his own countrymen, Do... ...n Quixote, “prevents thee from seeing or hearing correctly, for one of the effects of fear is to derange the senses and make things appear different f... ...nts itself now to my mind, urging, persuading, and even com- pelling me to demonstrate in your case the purpose for which Heaven 165 Cervantes – Orms... ...hear it; for no reasonable beings on learning the cause will wonder at the effects; and if they cannot help me at least they will not blame me, and th... ...ntelligible, capable of proof, not admitting of doubt, with math- ematical demonstrations that cannot be denied, like, ‘If equals be taken from equals... ...ight, and, under cover of a fair seeming, discloses himself at length, and effects his purpose if at the beginning his wiles are not discov- ered. All... ...ent on burying it in his breast that he was almost uncertain whether these demonstrations were real or feigned, for he was obliged to have recourse to...

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... American statesman since Washington, the statesman who in this absolutely democratic republic succeeded best, was the very man who actually combined ... ...Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol One won him the election in the strongly Democratic district. Then for the first time, perhaps, he thought seriously... ...burdening the State with debt, and producing the usual crop of politi- cal demoralization, but a policy characteristic of the time and the impatiently... ... than ever. The bonds of accustomed party allegiance gave way. Antislavery Democrats and antislavery Whigs felt them- selves drawn together by a commo... ... and when he, an old Whig, could not obtain the votes of the Anti-Nebraska Democrats neces- sary to make a majority, he generously urged his friends t... ...o his keen intuitions, had made him as far-sighted a judge of the probable effects of a public man’s sayings or doings upon the popular mind, and as a... ...party work, in many others to form combi- nations and to produce political effects advantageous to the Union cause, and in still others simply to put ... ...or in its neighbor- hood, without a growing consciousness of its blighting effects on free labor, as well as of its frightful injustice and cruelty. I... ... attending to his own busi- ness and at peace with the world. Such are the effects of mob law, and such are the scenes becoming more and more frequent...

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...e is a little dissonant from the ordinary forms; it would produce no great effects, nor be of any long duration; innocence itself could not, in this a... ...where art and handling have so much credit and authority, crude and simple effects of nature, and of a weak nature to boot? Is it not to build a wall ... ... far out of their sight. Therefore it is that we give such savage forms to demons: and who does not give T amerlane great eyebrows, wide nos- trils, a... ... others with whom he has to do, or that he is possessed with some internal demon that persecutes him? Inquire of yourself where is the object of this ... ...: unable to persuade her, this excessive affection precipitated him to the effects of the most cruel and mortal hatred: he killed her. In like manner,... ... truth. If we cannot curb their imagination, what would we have from them. Effects? There are enough of them that evade all foreign communication, by ... ...hereas she has ordered that our appetites shall be manifest by a prominent demonstra- tion, she would have theirs to be hidden and concealed within, a... ...in their gifts: kings who were great in reputa- tion, valour, and fortune. Demosthenes vehemently opposes the law of his city that assigned the public... ...re after truth: it belongs to a greater power to possess it. It is not, as Democritus said, hid in the bottom of the deeps, but rather elevated to an ...

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...ification by meanings and applications, new or old, under the galvanism of democratic forces. The disturbers of 8 Theological Essays and Other Papers... ...d wills that the parson should confine his ‘observations’ to the ‘shocking demoralization of the lower orders.’ Now, having stated the practice of Sco... ...ual min- istration, should not be separate parishes for any civil or legal effects. Here surely the intentions and directions of the leg- islature wer... ..., if defeated as a clerical power, should settle into a tenure exquisitely democratic? W as that trivial? Doubtless, the Scot- tish ecclesiastical rev... ...Act had placed it, then it would have settled into the keeping of a fierce democracy. Mr. Forsyth has justly remarked, that in such a case the hired p... ...astoral. And at this moment, so fearfully increased is the overbearance of democratic impulses in Scot- land, that perhaps in no European nation—hardl... ... here the Assembly had miscalculated. Suspension would indeed have had the effects ascribed to it; but in the mean time, the suspension, as being orig... ... the doctrine and application of spirituality, seems fitted for derivative effects that are innumerable. Con- sequently, we say of the Non-itrusionist... ...is imagined,) 75 Thomas de Quincey but by a most refined theory of poetic effects. I. The first of these two charges respects a supposed ped- antry, ...