The growth of constitutional government, as we now understand it, was promoted by the establishment of two different sets of machinery for making laws and carrying on government.

As often happens during a war, some parts of the country prospered, notwithstanding the constant loss.

Few characters in history are indispensable.

In 1763 the English were the most powerful nation in the world.

Taxation is the price which civilized communities pay for the opportunity of remaining civilized.

In appearance the labor system of all the colonies was the same.

In comparison with other men of their time, the Americans were distinguished by the possession of new political and social ideas, which were destined to be the foundation of the American commonwealth.