The American Law Review, Volume 50Little, Brown, and Company, 1916 - Law |
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Page 39
35 In society the lawyer stood at the top . 36 Yet the success of the frontier lawyer
is attributed not so much to his knowledge of law as to his " push , pluck , audacity
and personal courage , ' ' 37 The spirit of the West made him what he was .
35 In society the lawyer stood at the top . 36 Yet the success of the frontier lawyer
is attributed not so much to his knowledge of law as to his " push , pluck , audacity
and personal courage , ' ' 37 The spirit of the West made him what he was .
Page 61
When this condition occurs society grows progressively unstable , for it is obvious
that a society is stable in proportion as the bulk of the population profit by
maintaining that which exists , and is unstable in proportion as the majority look
for ...
When this condition occurs society grows progressively unstable , for it is obvious
that a society is stable in proportion as the bulk of the population profit by
maintaining that which exists , and is unstable in proportion as the majority look
for ...
Page 62
I would suggest that probably the cause of the extreme instability of English
society after Hastings was the series of confiscations which reduced perhaps the
majority of the old population to villeinage . Villeins , by law , could neither
acquire ...
I would suggest that probably the cause of the extreme instability of English
society after Hastings was the series of confiscations which reduced perhaps the
majority of the old population to villeinage . Villeins , by law , could neither
acquire ...
Page 69
But , toward 1760 , advances in applied science profoundly modified the
equilibrium of English society . The new inventions , stimulated by steam , could
only be utilized by costly machinery installed in large factories , which none but ...
But , toward 1760 , advances in applied science profoundly modified the
equilibrium of English society . The new inventions , stimulated by steam , could
only be utilized by costly machinery installed in large factories , which none but ...
Page 74
This repeal marks the shift in the equilibrium of English society , for the landlords
having failed to keep their engagement with the manufacturers touching wages ,
the manufacturers had no alternative but to combine with labor against the ...
This repeal marks the shift in the equilibrium of English society , for the landlords
having failed to keep their engagement with the manufacturers touching wages ,
the manufacturers had no alternative but to combine with labor against the ...
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