 The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided; men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting. Such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence; it does not tyrannize, but it compresses, enervates,...  Parliamentary Debates - Page 309de New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives - 1868Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1840 - 676 pages
...characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided : men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting : such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence ; it does not tyrannize,... | |
 | Thomas Smyth - 1843 - 348 pages
...characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided ; men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting ; such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence ; it does not tyrannize,... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1851 - 954 pages
...characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided : men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting : such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence; it does not tyrannize,... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1862 - 526 pages
...characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided ; men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting : such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence ; it does not tyrannize,... | |
 | Alexis Henri C.M. Clérel comte de Tocqueville - 1862 - 456 pages
...characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided : men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting : such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence ; it does not tyrannize,... | |
 | George Alfred Townsend - 1869 - 702 pages
...characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided ; men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting ; such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence ; it does not tyrannize,... | |
 | George Alfred Townsend - 1870 - 702 pages
...characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided ; men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting ; such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence ; it does not tyrannize,... | |
 | Timothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne - 1899 - 452 pages
...characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided: men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting: such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence ; it docs not tyrannize,... | |
 | Thomas Smyth - 1908 - 620 pages
...characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided ; men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting ; such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence ; it does not tyrannize,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee - 1994 - 206 pages
...characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided; men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting. Such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence; it does not tyrannize,... | |
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