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Henry Reeves
Henry Reeve (1813–1895) was an English translator and editor, best known for his translation of Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" into English. Reeve worked as the editor of the "Edinburgh Review" for over forty years, shaping much of British intellectual discourse during the 19th century. He also held significant positions in government, serving as Registrar of the Privy Council. Reeve's translations and editorial work helped bridge French political thought with the English-speaking world, making him a prominent figure in 19th-century literary and political circles.
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Introduction Special Introduction By Hon. John T. Morgan In the eleven years that separated the Declaration of the Independence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our written Constitution, the great minds of America were bent upon the study of the principles of government that were essential to the preservation of the liberties which had been won at great cost and...
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Chapter I: Philosophical Method Among the Americans I think that in no country in the civilized world is less attention paid to philosophy than in the United States. The Americans have no philosophical school of their own; and they care but little for all the schools into which Europe is divided, the very names of which are scarcely known to them. Nevertheless it is easy to perceive that almost all the...
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