 | 1827 - 552 halaman
...greatest of all calamities, next to the loss of liberty, and even to that in its consequences, disunion. We are great, and rapidly, I was about to say, fearfully growing. This is our pride and our danger, our weakness and our strength. Little does he deserve to be intrusted... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 440 halaman
...calamities, — next 20 to the loss of liberty, and even to that in its consequences, — disunion. We are great, and rapidly, I was about to say fearfully, growing. This is our pride and our danger, our weakness and our strength. Little does he deserve to be 25 intrusted... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 444 halaman
...all calamities, — next to the loss of liberty, and even to that in its consequences, — disunion. We are great, and rapidly, I was about to say fearfully, growing. This is our pride and our danger, our weakness and our strength. Little does he deserve to be intrusted... | |
 | John Caldwell Calhoun - 1864 - 674 halaman
...all calamities — next to the loss of liberty — and even to that in its consequence — disunion. We are great, and rapidly — I was about to say fearfully — growing. This is our pride and our danger ; our weakness and our strength. Little does he deserve to be intrusted... | |
 | Paul Reeves - 1872 - 236 halaman
...all calamities, — next to the loss of liberty, and even to that in its consequences, — disunion. We are great and rapidly, I was about to say fearfully, growing. This is our pride and our danger, our weakness and our strength. Little does he deserve to be intrusted... | |
 | 1925 - 700 halaman
...been compelled to adapt themselves to the changes of an expanding continent, in winning a wilderness, and in developing at each area of this progress out...economic and political conditions of the frontier the complexity of city life." The rapidity of this development is a most striking fact How has this... | |
 | American Historical Association - 1894 - 626 halaman
...of an expanding people — to the changes involved in crossing a continent, in winning a wilderness, and in developing at each area of this progress out...rapidly — I was about to say fearfully — growing !" t So saying, he touched the distinguishing feature of American life. All peoples show development;... | |
 | Henry Adams - 1890 - 386 halaman
...1816-1817, pp. 853, 854. to the loss of liberty, and even to that in its consequence, — disunion. We are great, and rapidly — I was about to say fearfully — growing. This is our pride and danger, our weakness and our strength. Little does he deserve to be intrusted... | |
 | Henry Adams - 1891 - 386 halaman
...1816-1817, pp. 853, 854. to the loss of liberty, and even to that in its consequence, — disunion. We are great, and rapidly — I was about to say fearfully — growing. This is our pride and danger, our weakness and our strength. Little does he deserve to be intrusted... | |
 | 1892 - 440 halaman
...exposes us to the greatest of all calamities, next to the loss of liberty, — even to disunion itself. We are great, and rapidly, I was about to say fearfully, growing. This is our pride and our danger, our weakness and our strength. Little does he deserve to be intrusted... | |
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The peculiarity of American institutions is, the fact that they have been compelled to adapt themselves to the changes of an expanding people — to the changes involved in crossing a continent, in winning a wilderness, and in developing at each area... 
