Excerpt from The Political Mission of the United States The first question which met the young con federacy, torn by the jealousies of its stronger and weaker colonies, was the necessity of a central power strong enough to deal with foreign nations and to protect commerce between the States. At this period Alexander Hamilton became the savior of the Republic. If Shake speare is the commanding originating genius of England, and Goethe of Germany, Hamiltonmust occupy that place among Americans. At seventeen he had formulated the principles of government by the people so clearly that no succeeding publicist has improved them. Before he was twenty-five he had made suggestions to the hopeless financiers of the Revolution which revived credit and carried through the war. With few precedents to guide him, he created a fiscal system for the United States which was so elastic and comprehensive that it still controls the vast operations of the treasury and the cus toms. Though but a few years at the bar after his retirement from public life, his briefs are embodied in constitutions and statutes, and to his masterly address the press owes its freedom. This superb intelligence, which was at once philosophic and practical, and with unrivaled lucidity could instruct the dullest mind on the bearing of the action of the present on the des tiny of the future, so impressed upon his contem poraries the necessity of a central government with large powers that the Constitution, now one hundred and one years old, was adopted, and the United States began their life as a nation. At this period, in every part of the world, the doctrine that the Government is the source of power, and that the people have only suchrights as the Government had given, was prac tically unquestioned, and the young Republic began its em'stence with the new and dynamic principle that the people are the sole source of authority, and that the Government has such powers as they grant to it, and no others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

Excerpt from The United States and the War the Mission to Russia Political Addresses The collected addresses and state papers Of Elihu Root, of which this is one of several volumes, cover the period of his service as Secretary of War, as Secretary Of State, and as Senator Of the United States, during which time, to use his own expression, his only client was his country. The many formal and occasional addresses and speeches, which will be found to be Of a remarkably wide range, are followed by his state papers, such as the instructions to the American delegates to the Second Hague Peace Confer ence and other diplomatic notes and documents, prepared by him as Secretary of State in the performance Of his duties as an executive Oflicer of the United States. Although the Official documents have been kept separate from the other papers, this plan has been slightly modified in the volume devoted to the military and colonial policy of the United States, which includes those portions of his Official reports as Secretary Of War throwing light upon his public addresses and his general military policy. The addresses and speeches selected for publication are not arranged chronologically, but are classified in such a way that each volume contains addresses and speeches relating to a general subject and a common purpose. The addresses as president Of the American Society Of International Law show his treatment Of international questions from the theoretical standpoint, and in the light of his experience as Secretary Of War and as Secretary of State, unrestrained and uncontrolled by the limitations Of official position, whereas his addresses on foreign affairs, delivered while Secretary of State or as United States Senator, discuss these questions under the reserve Of official responsibility. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

Excerpt from The Burlingame Mission: A Political Disclosure, Supported by Official Documents, Mostly Unpublished The introductory and concluding remarks of the essay, here offered to the Public, leave the writer but little to say by way of preface. The book, indeed, is one of a. Class, which have to tell their own tale. No one can be more sensible of its defects and shortcomings, in part owing to its long protracted progress through the press and other exceptional circumstances, than is the author himself: yet, taking it all in all, he ventures. To think that, throwing, as it does. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

Excerpt from The Republic of America: Its Civil Policy as Outlined by the Prophets, Its Politico-Religious Mission in the World's Civilization, and Its Need of the Soldier But such is the interest which he has always felt in the glory of our Republic, and in the soldiery of America, through whose chivalry it was born, by whose valor it has been preserved, and through whose heroism it has been expanded, that he desires to lay before them facts, both new and old, which have not been so generally apprehended by the masses of our citizens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

Newly updated and expanded by Christopher J. H. Wright, John Stott's classic book presents an enduring and holistic view of Christian mission that must encompass both evangelism and social action. Through a thorough biblical exploration, Stott provides a biblically based approach to mission that addresses both spiritual and physical needs.

Excerpt from America Compared With England: The Respective Social Effects of the American and English Systems of Government and Legislation; And the Mission of Democracy About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.