Not only are we no less sycophantic than the people of monarchial countries; we are more so.
I have always, however, cherished a secret faith in Smithocracy, which seems to combine the advantages of both the monarchial and the republican idea.
The republican New World is no less impested with servility than the monarchial Old.
In freeing us from the monarchial chain, the coalition of European Powers commonly known in American history as "the valor of our forefathers" stripped us starker than they knew.
I used occasionally to throw in an article, all of which I have marked, and some of which I have shown you, with a view chiefly to counteract the monarchial spirit and partisanship of the British government which characterized Fenno's paper.
Pleas'd with the shadow of monarchial sway, Exact obedience from some paltry tract Scarce worth the pain and toil of governing, Be thine the generous care to send thy fame Beyond the knowledge, or the guess of man.
And I can safely declare that my expectations looked only to the chastisement of the aristocratical and monarchial writers, and not to any criticisms on the proceedings of Government.
The administration, in his mind, was leaning toward monarchial ideas.
For the Strength of a King lies not in the visible Appearance of his Body, but in his Will, Laws, and Authority, which is called Monarchial Government.
A Monarchial Army lifts up mountains and makes valleys, viz.
And what greater ignorance could be declared by Officers than to sell away the purchased Land from the purchasers, or from part of them, into the hands of particular men to uphold Monarchial Principles?
There is no middle path between these two; for a man must either be a free and true Commonwealth man, or a Monarchial Tyrannical Royalist.
Secondly, All those who are interested in the Monarchial Power and Government, ought neither to choose nor to be chosen Officers to manage Commonwealth's affairs; for these cannot be friends to Common Freedom.
It would be difficult to estimate the influence of the rise of popular government in some countries upon the monarchial institutions of others.
Although feudalism had prevailed over the entire country, there was a continual growth {339} of local self-government at the time when feudalism was gradually passing into monarchial power.
Yet with all this opposition there has been a liberalizing tendency in these same monarchial governments.
It is one of the remarkable phenomena of political history, that proud, aristocratic cities with monarchialtendencies could be united with humble and rude communes which held expressly to pure democracy.
In a democratic country, such as the United States, one would naturally suppose that the people enjoyed a greater degree of freedom than is possible in monarchial countries.
It may pertinently be asked why China has become a Republic, since from time immemorial she has had a monarchial form of government.
The people of America would no doubt claim that their system is the best, while the people of the monarchial governments in Europe would maintain that theirs is preferable.
Though a subject under a monarchial form of government, he would not forfeit his right of freedom of action; and much less would a democratic American give up his birthright for any price.
Another fact is that a large majority of the intelligent people of China were disgusted with the system of monarchial government.
There are communities who have been long accustomed to the old system of monarchial government, with their ancient traditions and usages.
Both Socialism and Anarchy are off-springs of monarchial forms of government evolved by people under the tyranny class and official oppression.
The latter, however, decided in favor of a continuation of the monarchial form of government and thereupon set out to find some European prince who would be willing to assume the burden of the Spanish crown.
Shortly afterward his former subjects exiled him and decided for a republican form of government which in spite of various slight monarchial revolutions has been maintained since.
Holland without a king hath enjoyed more peace for this last century than any of the monarchial governments in Europe.
FIRST - The remains of monarchial tyranny in the person of the king.
They still honor wealth and a monarchial government and consider the sea their best defence against foreign foes.
These people honor wealth; for which reason they are subject to monarchial government, without any limitations or precarious conditions of allegiance.
In the nobility, the plans for a change of the constitution matured, the leaders in this movement being Count Per Ribbing and the old Gyllencreutz, who had prophesied the outcome of an absolute monarchial government.
Thirdly, Notwithstanding the existence of the royal dignity, the government was certainly not despotic; nay, the monarchial power was so strictly limited as to render it almost republican.
As far as the light of history carries us back, we everywhere find a number of single cities, with the territory around them, under a monarchial form of government; the sovereign power being placed in the hands of kings or princes.
It provided for an organisation monarchial at the top and democratic at the bottom.
The form of organisation, originally democratic, was gradually changed by the force of circumstances until it becamemonarchial and at the same time the officers underwent a similar transformation.
They helped the rise of national states on a monarchial basis.
By the fourth century the hierarchical and monarchial principles were fully developed, and the Papacy had begun its wonderful career.
Once more this "Canonistic Law" thunders forth her monarchial law as follows: "The Roman Catholic church has the right to require the state not to leave every man free to profess his own religion.
Within this Romish law any one can easily discern her monarchial designs, as she boldly and flagrantly declares that she has the right to do as she sees fit, without even being molested or questioned by the laws of this country.
Under the Second Empire Rambouillet appeared again on the monarchial Civil List.
A near neighbour of Vincennes is Conflans, another poor, rent relic of monarchial majesty.
The nineteenth century, so frankly democratic in its latter years, was less favourable to the hunt than the monarchial days which had gone before.
A score or more of the most commonly known feathered tribes people the forest to-day with almost the same freedom of life and abundance as inmonarchial times.
My party consisted solely of the King and myself," wrote Bismarck many years later, "and my only aim was the restoration and aggrandizement of the German Empire and the defense of monarchial authority.
Is all this tyranny any less humiliating and degrading to women under our democratic-republican government today than it was to men under their aristocratic, monarchial government one hundred years ago?
And what shall be said of the judicial opinions of Judges Cartter, Jameson, McKay and Sharswood, all based upon this aristocratic, monarchial idea of the right of one class to govern another?
Their association with monarchial governments and subjects but makes them love our free institutions the more.
You surely will not compel us to await the enlightenment of all the freedmen of this nation and the newly-made voters from the monarchial governments of the old world!
If the maladministration of the democracy ever brings about a revolutionary crisis, and if monarchial constitutions ever become practicable in the United States, the truth of what I advance will become obvious.
The person to act is the Russian autocrat, the paternal dictator, the monarch of all he surveys, and advocate of monarchial institutions.
Yes, but," said the doctress, "with monarchial power we can trample on them for their good.
It has been inferred from the position of authority which Aeneas assumes that Vergil favored a strong monarchial form of government and intended Aeneas to be, as it were, a prototype of Augustus.
In his references to Roman history, in the pageant of heroes of the sixth book, as well as in the historical scenes of the shield, no monarchial tendencies appear.
