 ... country, and no other single force can withstand him, no combination of forces will easily overpower him. His position takes the imagination of the country. He is the representative of no constituency, but of the whole people. When he speaks in his...  The Quarterly Review - Pagina 130geredigeerd door - 1919Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Lorettus Sutton Metcalf, Walter Hines Page, Joseph Mayer Rice, Frederic Taber Cooper, Arthur Hooley, George Henry Payne, Henry Goddard Leach, D. G. Redmond - 1914 - 988 pagina’s
...chosen him, and is conscious that it has no other political spokesman. His is the only voice in national affairs. Let him once win the admiration and confidence...for unified action, and it craves a single leader. . . . The President may also, if he will, stand within the party counsels and use the advantage of... | |
 | Woodrow Wilson - 1908 - 264 pagina’s
...constituency, but of the whole people. When he speaks in his true character, he speaks for no special interest. If he rightly interpret the national thought and boldly...for unified action, and it craves a single leader. It is for this reason that it will often prefer to choose a man rather than a party. A President whom... | |
 | Chester Lloyd Jones - 1912 - 380 pagina’s
...constituency, but of the whole people. When he speaks in his true character, he speaks for no special interest. If he rightly interpret the national thought and boldly...for unified action, and it craves a single leader. It is for this reason that it will often prefer to choose a man rather than a party. A President whom... | |
 | 1916 - 736 pagina’s
...constituency, but of the whole people. When he speaks in his true character, he speaks for no special interest. If he rightly interpret the national thought and boldly...for unified action and it craves a single leader. It is for this reason that it will often prefer to choose a man rather than a party. A President whom... | |
 | Woodrow Wilson - 1916 - 88 pagina’s
...constituency, but of the whole people. When he speaks in his true character, he speaks for no special interest. If he rightly interpret the national thought and boldly...for unified action, and it craves a single leader. It is for this reason that it will often prefer to choose a man rather than a party. A President whom... | |
 | Charles Ghequiere Fenwick - 1920 - 360 pagina’s
...a whole has chosen him (the President), and is conscious that it has no other political spokesman. His is the only national voice in affairs. Let him...much as when its President is of such insight and character. Its instinct is for unified action, and it craves a single leader." 1 That the influence... | |
 | Joseph Barlow Harrison, Richard Frederick Scholz, Harvey B. Densmore - 1920 - 648 pagina’s
...pp. 176, 180-1. n Constitutional Government in the United States, pp. 66-87. 10 Same, p. 60. terpret the national thought and boldly insist upon it, he...irresistible ; and the country never feels the zest of faction so much as when its President is of such insight and calibre."11 Nevertheless Wilson held that... | |
 | David Lawrence - 1924 - 384 pagina’s
...constituency, but of the whole people. When he speaks in his true character he speaks for no special interest. If he rightly interpret the national thought and boldly...much as when its President is of such insight and caliber. ... A President whom it trusts cannot only lead it, but form it to his own views. . . . His... | |
 | Lindsay Rogers - 1926 - 310 pagina’s
...sustained, the weapon is an excellent one for changing votes.9 As Mr. Wilson said, if the President "rightly interpret the national thought, and boldly insist upon it, he is irresistible" ; 10 and an incorrect interpretation can frequently be supported by the appointing authority bestowing... | |
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