Lord of
Lord of
mother country powerful
Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.
weakness source dangerous
It is dangerous, at any time, to multiply sources of weakness.
class
Every class is unfit to govern.
children government opposites
For centuries it was never discovered that education was a function of the State, and the State never attempted to educate. But when modern absolutism arose, it laid claim to everything on behalf of the sovereign power....When the revolutionary theory of government began to prevail, and Church and State found that they were educating for opposite ends and in a contradictory spirit, it became necessary to remove children entirely from the influence of religion.
liberty tests minorities
The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities.
rewards release strife
The reward of history is that it releases and relieves us from present strife.
towns nursery
Towns were the nursery of freedom.
grind retribution mills
The mills of God grind slowly.
government desire lines
A government does not desire its powers to be strictly defined, but the subjects require the line to be drawn with increasing precision.
self political denial
Self-preservation and self-denial: the basis of all political economy.
cases made not-sure
We are not sure we are right until we have made the best case possible for those who are wrong.
actively activities aggressive best board broke business cease collapsed company determined effort focus fund involved last meet needs operation operations past plan programs seeking sell
In the past month, the company had been involved in an aggressive effort to reorganize its business and focus on programs that would best meet the needs of its investors, shareholders and partners, ... While a plan to fund the company's activities as a business-to-business operation was actively underway, negotiations collapsed at the last minute. When negotiations broke down, the board determined to cease operations and is now seeking to sell the company.
bad case receiver scandal thief
In the case of scandal as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief
perfect seemed valet
In short, he was a perfect cavalier, / And to his very valet seemed a hero.