 In all social systems there must be a class to do the menial duties, to perform the drudgery of life. That is, a class requiring but a low order of intellect and but little skill. Its requisites are vigor, docility, fidelity. Such a class you must have,...  The Congressional Globe ... - Էջ 71United States. Congress - 1859Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | John Russell Bartlett - 1859 - 572 էջ
...drudgery of life, — that is, a class requiring but a low order of intellect, and but little skill. Such a class you must have, or you would not have...either the one or the other except on this mud-sill. — Speech of Senator Hammond, March 4, 1858. It is time that Virginia was turning her attention to... | |
 | John Russell Bartlett - 1859 - 578 էջ
...drudgery of life, — that is, a class reqniring but a low order of intellect, and but little skill. Such a class you must have, or you would not have...well attempt to build a house in the air, as to build cither the one or the other except on this mud-sill. — Speech of Senator Hammond, March 4, 1S5S.... | |
 | John Russell Bartlett - 1859 - 570 էջ
...— that is, a class requiring but a low order of intellect, and but little skill. Such a class yon must have, or you would not have that other class...which leads progress, civilization, and refinement. It constitntes the very mud-sill of society and of political government ; and you might as well attempt... | |
 | John Russell Bartlett - 1860 - 568 էջ
...class requiring but a low order of intellect, and but little skill. Such a dass yon must have, or yon would not have that other class which leads progress,...civilization, and refinement. It constitutes the very mud-all of society and of political government ; and yon might as well attempt to build a house in... | |
 | John Russell Bartlett - 1860 - 570 էջ
...reqniring bnt a low order of intellect, and bnt little skill. Snch a class yon mnst have, or yon wonld not have that other class which leads progress, civilization, and refinement. It constitntes the very mnd-sill of society and of political government ; and yon might as well attempt... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1865 - 558 էջ
...duties, to perform the drudgery of life. That is, a class requiring but a low order of intellect, and but little skill. Its requisites are vigor, docility,...either the one or the other, except on this mud-sill. "'The poor ye always have with you"; for the man who lives by daily labor, and scarcely lives at that,... | |
 | 1865 - 870 էջ
...duties, to perform the drudgery of life ; that is, a class requiring but a low order of intellect and but little skill. Its requisites are vigor, docility,...would not have that other class which leads progress, refinement, and civilization. It constitutes the very mudsills of society and of political government... | |
 | 1865 - 866 էջ
...duties, to perform the drudgery of life; that is, a class requiring but a low order of intellect and but little skill. Its requisites are vigor, docility,...would not have that other class which leads progress, refinement, and civilization. It constitutes the very mudsills of society and of political government;... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1865 - 666 էջ
...the laboring classes as the " very mudsills of society and political government," and assert that " you might as well attempt to build a house in the air, as to build either one or the other except on the mudsills." " But," it may be objected, " even if Mr. Lincoln has given... | |
 | Lillian Foster - 1866 - 322 էջ
...duties, to perform the drudgery of life. That is, a class requiring but a low order of intellect, and but little skill. Its requisites are vigor, docility,...either the one or the other except on this mudsill. " ' The poor ye always have with you; for the man who lives by daily labor, and scarcely lives at that,... | |
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