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To grow in power, to grow in capacity for true liberty and true justice by holding fast to true principles, is hard. There are many who grow tired, who would find some easier way; but the easier way will but lead from the true path into some other easy way, and that into some other. Self-government, which is the basis and essence of our free republican govern ment, is hard and discouraging. It requires courage and per sistency and true patriotism to keep the grip on the handle of the plow and drive the furrow through. But wherever there is a true principle embodied in our constitution, we must stand by it and maintain it against all patent nostrums.
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Excerpt from The Revision of the State Constitution, Vol. 1: A Collection of Papers, Addresses and Discussions Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Political Science in the City of New York, November 19 and 20, 1914
To grow in power, to grow in capacity for true liberty and true justice by holding fast to true principles, is hard. There are many who grow tired, who would find some easier way; but the easier way will but lead from the true path into some other easy way, and that into some other. Self-government, which is the basis and essence of our free republican govern ment, is hard and discouraging. It requires courage and per sistency and true patriotism to keep the grip on the handle of the plow and drive the furrow through. But wherever there is a true principle embodied in our constitution, we must stand by it and maintain it against all patent nostrums.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from The Revision of the State Constitution, Vol. 1: A Collection of Papers, Addresses and Discussions Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Political Science in the City of New York, November 19 and 20, 1914
There is an interesting parallel between the present constitutional convention and the one that preceded it. The last one ought to have occurred in 1887, twenty years after the convention of 1867. It did not please the party which happened to be in power in 1887 and for a number of years afterward to have the convention, because they could not get the arrangements just to suit them. At last, in 1892, everything was right and the convention was brought on; delegates were elected in 1893, and a convention was held in 1894. But, lo, after everything was right and the convention was determined upon, there came a revolution in the politics of the state, and the other party elected a majority of delegates and controlled the convention.
At this time it seemed to some one - I don't know to whom - that it would be a bright stroke of politics to advance the convention, and so a special election was held, and the convention was brought on by a narrow majority, composed in part, we already know through judicial decisions, of fraudulent votes. But lo, after the convention was thus determined upon a revolution occurred and the other party controls the convention.
And the lesson is that it docs not pay to be too acute and adroit and cunning in American politics. The best way is to go on in a simple, direct, honest, faithful effort to help the working of our free self-government. Whoever docs that will go ahead of the very smart politicians every time.
I wish to mention another parallel, or contrast, between the two conventions which I think is cause for great satisfaction.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a collection of papers presented at a convention where political scientists discussed constitutional reform in the early 1900s. The author was an attendee at the conference and provides an analysis of the discussions and ideas from that meeting. It considers questions that are still relevant today including the appropriate balance between voter and official power, government efficiency, and how best to adapt constitutions to a changing society. The author believes that constitutions should be tailored to the specific needs and social conditions of a particular time and place, and provides an overview of the different models that have been used to organize governments, including the US and other constitutional monarchies. He discusses how the principles of government stated in our constitution can help us move forward and how they can also lead to stagnation and a failure to properly address new challenges as they arise. The author concludes that the best form of government is one that is responsive to public opinion and free to reflect that opinion in legislation when expressed. This book is significant because it presents viewpoints of political scientists from over a century ago who debated many of the same issues we are still grappling with today concerning constitutional law. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781330924945_0
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