History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe, Volume 20H.G. Bohn, 1861 - 538 pages |
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... mind appropriate to this inquiry LECTURE II . eneral character of political institutions in Europe , from the fourth to the eleventh century . - Political sterility of the Roman Empire . - Progress of the Germanic invasions . - Sketch ...
... mind appropriate to this inquiry LECTURE II . eneral character of political institutions in Europe , from the fourth to the eleventh century . - Political sterility of the Roman Empire . - Progress of the Germanic invasions . - Sketch ...
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... mind appropriate to this inquiry . GENTLEMEN , -Such is the immensity of human affairs , that , so far from exhibiting superannuation and decay with the progress of time , they seem to gain new youth , and to gird themselves afresh at ...
... mind appropriate to this inquiry . GENTLEMEN , -Such is the immensity of human affairs , that , so far from exhibiting superannuation and decay with the progress of time , they seem to gain new youth , and to gird themselves afresh at ...
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... mind which he brings to the survey , continually vary , we may speak of the past as changing with the present ; unperceived facts reveal themselves in ancient facts ; other ideas , other feel- ings , are called up by the same names and ...
... mind which he brings to the survey , continually vary , we may speak of the past as changing with the present ; unperceived facts reveal themselves in ancient facts ; other ideas , other feel- ings , are called up by the same names and ...
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... mind , or with such a determined purpose , that the fruits of our labour have been damaged at the outset . Opinions which are partial and adopted before facts have been fairly examined , not only have the effect of vitiating the ...
... mind , or with such a determined purpose , that the fruits of our labour have been damaged at the outset . Opinions which are partial and adopted before facts have been fairly examined , not only have the effect of vitiating the ...
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... mind , only one explanation can be found . At the moment of grand social reforms , during epochs full of ambi- tion and hope , when important changes are on all sides demanded and necessary , the authority of the past is the one ...
... mind , only one explanation can be found . At the moment of grand social reforms , during epochs full of ambi- tion and hope , when important changes are on all sides demanded and necessary , the authority of the past is the one ...
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