James Bryce
James Bryce
dull
Goethe once said of someone, He is a dull man. If he were a book, I would not read him.
constitution continue existence law practical remain seen substance words
We have seen that the American Constitution has changed, is changing, and by the law of its existence must continue to change, in its substance and practical working even when its words remain the same
dream europe cities
In Europe we have cities wealthier and more populous than yours and we are not happy. You dream of your posterity; but your posterity will look back to yours as the golden age, and envy those who first burst into this silent, splendid Nature...
mistake men thinking
Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know the things he thinks he knows.
mistake gentleman president
An eminent American is reported to have said to friends who wished to put him forward, 'Gentlemen, let there be no mistake. I should make a good president, but a very bad candidate.