“The present volume gives to all who are interested in present-day Palestine, as well as in its historical and religious significance, a certain intimate atmosphere hardly found in other works on that subject.”
| + | Outlook. 85: 575. Mr. 9. ’07. 130w. |
“Whatever we may think of Mr. Haskett Smith’s geographical theories or his speculations on the miraculous, he has certainly drawn a graphic picture of the modern tourist in Palestine and the necessity of finding a guide who will ‘suffer fools gladly.’”
| + − | Sat. R. 103: 147. F. 2, ’07. 1120w. |
Smith, James Allen. [Spirit of American government]: a study of the constitution; its origin, influence and relation to democracy. **$1.25. Macmillan.
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In which the author traces the influence of our constitutional system upon the political conditions which exist in this country to-day. He calls attention to the spirit of the Constitution, its inherent opposition to democracy, and the obstacles which it placed in the way of majority rule.
“Every page shows evidence of much investigation and reflection and earnest analysis. Nevertheless, we are certain that his argument will from start to finish prove not only unsatisfactory but exceedingly exasperating to those who believe and insist that a democracy must be safe, sane, and stable as well as adjustable. The fundamental fallacy vitiating the entire narrative is the author’s misconception of the nature of democracy, due primarily to his non-appreciation of the inexorable necessities of a sovereignty.” F. I. Herriott.
| + − | Ann. Am. Acad. 30: 620. N. ’07. 620w. |