Excerpt from Thoughts on the Future Civil Policy of America Having been occupied for many years in the study of the Intellectual Development of Europe, I have had occasion to Observe the manner in which many of these problems have been solved on that continent. There are principles Specially applicable to each na tion, which guide it in its determinations, and settle the course of its life. Some of these principles I propose now to point out, selecting from many topics the four following. 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.