 Those ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They rested upon the assumption of the equality of races. This was an error. It was a sandy foundation, and the idea of a government built upon it ; when the ' storm came and the wind blew, it fell.  The Life and Speeches of Hon. George Brown - Page 275by Alexander Mackenzie - 1882 - 381 pagesFull view - About this book
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...urged against the constitutional guaranties thus secured, because of the common sentiment of the day. Those ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They...This was an error. It was a sandy foundation, and the government built upon it fell when "the storm came and the wind blew." Our new government is founded... | |
 | Walter Gaston Shotwell - United States - 1923 - 424 pages
...was wrong in principle, socially, morally and politically.' But Stephens added with some emphasis, ' Those ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They...assumption of the equality of races. This was an error. . . . Our new Government is founded upon exactly the opposite ideas ; its foundations are laid, its... | |
 | Vernon Louis Parrington - American literature - 1927 - 528 pages
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...used against the Constitutional guaranties thus secured, because of the common sentiment of the day. Those ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They...the assumption of the equality of races. This was an errojr. It was a sandy foundation ; and the idea of a government built upon it — when 'the storm... | |
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 | Clint Bolick - Social Science - 1988 - 174 pages
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...against the constitutional guarantees thus secured, because of the common sentiment of the day. Thote ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They rested...Government built upon it— when the "storm came and wind blew, it fell." Our new Government is founded upon exactly the opposite ideas; iss foundations... | |
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...somehow or other, in the order of Providence, the institution would be evanescent and pass away. . . . Those ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They...equality of races. This was an error. It was a sandy foundat1on, and the idea of a government built upon it; when the 'storm came and the winds blew, it... | |
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...or other in the order of Providence, the institution would be evanescent and pass away. . . .These ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They rested...assumption of the equality of races. This was an error. . . . Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its corner-stone rests upon the... | |
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