| 单词 | practical politics |
| 例句 | There, Barack also displays a personal philosophy of practical politics that’s tied to his larger reflections on American history and political theory. The Authentic Joy of “Southside with You” 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z In this regard, they expand the Western beyond movie conventions or practical politics and into the absolute—the picturesque ridiculousness of life that ends, often suddenly, with death. Review: The Coen Brothers “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” Is Six Giddy, Cruel Twists on the Western 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z But Eastwood doesn’t fill the movie with the details of practical politics; he sets up Chris’s fighting with a mighty, intensely focussed abstraction. “American Sniper” Takes Apart the Myth of the American Warrior 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, he’s borrowing strategies that worked for Clinton and Obama, a gambit that combines nostalgia and practical politics. Column: Biden's 2024 presidential campaign harks back to past Democratic triumphs 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z The performance of the latest special counsel, John Durham, underscores the problems posed by naming someone who is, whether as a matter of law or practical politics, largely exempt from supervision by senior department officials. Opinion | Should Garland appoint a Trump special counsel? The best cases — and an answer. 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z “Still, as a matter of practical politics, I doubt many Ds in marginal races are eager for him to be on TV tonight.” Biden Warns That America’s Democratic Traditions Are in Peril 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z There's a sort of Obama/Clinton, practical politics wing that could win seats, and sometimes win big statewide, and there are the safe seats. NeverTrumper Rick Wilson on the midterms: "Democrats are about to pay a terrible price" 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z This is the path to justice and fairness, but it is also right as a matter of practical politics. Opinion | L.A. was built on zero-sum politics. Can its Latinos chart a new path? 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z In Graham’s view, embracing Trump is simply practical politics. Lindsey Graham said ‘Count me out’ after the Capitol riot. But he’s all in with Trump again. 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z Beyond that he was a remarkable combination of an open mind to the world and practical politics. Tributes paid to 'political titan' John Hume 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Not long ago such talk seemed more like posturing than practical politics, and many assumed the two sides would quietly agree in June to extend the talks. Britain Is Sticking to Brexit Plans Despite Virus Upheaval 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z The split among Democrats between dramatic action and practical politics has added a complicated wrinkle to the gun debate now roiling Washington and the campaign trail. Democrats diverge over pursuing assault weapons ban 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Centrism is more about process than ideology, a faith in practical politics over moral absolutes. The Political ‘Center’ Isn’t Gone — Just Disputed 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z How does all this theory translate into practical politics? Did Trump destroy the conservative movement? No — he cashed in on its darkest tendencies 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z “It’s all practical politics,” said Griebel, who met with party members on Saturday as they nominated some legislative candidates. Governor candidates seeking backing of Independent Party 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z They are often better educated than the Lega leaders, and more likely to have university degrees, but less experienced in the hard-knock world of practical politics. How Matteo Salvini pulled Italy to the far right 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Henry Adams said that “practical politics consists in ignoring facts,” but what was the practicality in Pence’s disregard of the facts about Arpaio? Opinion | Trump is no longer the worst person in government 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Rendon stands at the line where the spirit of resistance meets practical politics, the divide within the state Democratic Party. Think California politics is on the far-left fringe? Just wait for the next elections. 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z Part of the problem is just practical politics: The deduction would be repealed by constitutional amendment, requiring a statewide public vote that is hard to get for such a complex issue. Louisiana editorial roundup 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z That was one reason he sought to expose Cornell students to practical politics with an undergraduate program for research and teaching in the nation’s capital. Theodore Lowi, Zealous Scholar of Presidents and Liberalism, Dies at 85 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z But in terms of practical politics it is clear that whatever label people slap on themselves, their similarities are more striking than their differences. Who on the left or right will stand up to evil in Syria? | Nick Cohen 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Hillary Clinton says Bernie Sanders is "making promises he can't keep" - but his supporters in Nevada say they care more about "bold ideas" than practical politics. Bernie Sanders fans in Nevada want 'bold ideas' not practical politics - BBC News 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z But basing a strategy around losing elections and formalising a split are more of a yardstick of desperation than practical politics. Is 'King Jeremy the Accidental' on the up? - BBC News 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Primal screaming may be good therapy, but it is a poor substitute for practical politics. The kind of president we need 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z It wasn’t simply a question of practical politics. The turmoil of today's world: leading writers respond to the refugee crisis 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Leone coupled practical politics with a deep insight into domestic policy. Richard Leone, 75, Dies; Was Port Authority Chairman 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z It is a near perfect fusion of idealism and practical politics. For Hillary Clinton, Voting Right Is a Winning 2016 Issue 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z It is noteworthy that as a matter of practical politics, President Barack Obama is not in a position to lift the sanctions. Differences Emerge in U.S., Iran Interpretations of Nuclear Deal 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z And yet it was at this moment that Vargas Llosa slowed his prodigious literary output and allowed himself to catch the “disease” of practical politics. Mario Vargas Llosa’s Mad Peru 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Though Collins was a civil-rights activist in the early sixties, she never even glances at practical politics in “Losing Ground.” Kathleen Collins’s Lost Masterwork, “Losing Ground” 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z “The problem of inequality is not so much a matter of technical economics. It’s really a problem of practical politics.” What Stiglitz Misses On Inequality: The Responsibility Of Economists 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z The change reflects a national conversation about income inequality, worker pay and economic growth that is bumping up against the reality of practical politics, pollsters and economic analysts said. Michigan Joins Move to Increase Hourly Wage 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z But in 1861 mystic nationalism combined with practical politics to impel President Abraham Lincoln to call out northern troops to coerce southern citizens to remain in the Union. Memorial Day Reminder Of The Foolishness Of War: 150 Years Ago Was The Civil War's Most Blood-Drenched Summer 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z The education secretary replied: "I absolutely agree with him and I do think it's practical politics." PM 'right' on Brussels benefits row 2013-11-24T13:29:35Z Past history and practical politics underscore why Clinton would embrace the president on this current mission. Will Hillary Clinton’s position on a Syria military strike affect the 2016 presidential race? 2013-09-04T13:14:34Z "It is a big issue as far as principle is concerned, but in terms of practical politics, it's a tick on a camel's back." Yemenis languish in Guantanamo prison with scant hope of release 2013-04-29T11:17:45Z Very soon she was to see that lesson in practical politics inflicted on her leader, Heath. The New Thatcher Era 2013-04-08T12:15:00Z It pains me to say so, but on economic grounds – and those of practical politics – I remain a third-runway man. Heathrow's third runway meets fourth-party politics 2012-08-28T11:38:37Z And then there’s more bad news for gun-control advocates: As a matter of practical politics and Second Amendment reality, nothing useful will happen on magazine capacity. After Aurora: Gun Control, One More Time 2012-07-20T18:56:57Z Even if The Three Principles is judged by the extent of the population which its followers control, it has achieved greater results in practical politics in fifteen years than has Marxism in ninety. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z To them the New Testament was considerably outside the sphere of practical politics. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z In practical politics, of course, almost every minister is occasionally compelled by the force of circumstances to do things which bear a considerable resemblance to acts warmly condemned by him while he sat in opposition. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z They are, like Utopia, beyond the range of practical politics. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z He cannot be denied the capacity to read books, collect facts, and draw conclusions adapted to the tasks imposed upon him by practical politics, which in turn are guided by others. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z Second, he believed that, in practical politics as well as national ideology, the application of the old virtues would be fruitful in bringing about the development of a strong China. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z Of course he rejected it, but still he survived the shock, and the project had been brought within the range of practical politics. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z If you persist in mixing them, you will have in practical politics as fine a mess as if you mixed up your own Bench of Bishops with the Woolsack. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Further, he was a deep and original political thinker, who had himself borne a prominent part in practical politics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z His poetry was to serve a purpose as distinctly within the domain of practical politics as a party pamphlet, or a speech from the hustings. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z Roy was one of the emissaries of the Third International to the Nationalists, and his ineptness in practical politics assisted materially in the weakening of the Communist position. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z He shows how such a political reformation is within the scope of practical politics, and the methods which should be employed to bring it about. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z In the scramble for political favors, it learns the tricks of "practical politics" at the expense of the unselfish devotion by which alone it could justify its claims to spiritual leadership. Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice 2011-12-24T03:08:02.973Z As a matter of practical politics, this flexibility is essential. Free Markets, Carbon Tax Best Way to Fight Climate Change: View 2011-12-12T07:59:07Z Archbishop, Hailsham will stultify himself by dragging religion into the sphere of practical politics yet.' A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z XLI There is no sea more dangerous than the ocean of practical politics—none in which there is more need of good pilotage and of a single, unfaltering purpose when the waves rise high. Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley 2011-11-24T03:00:46.350Z These young Virginia lawyers knew their people and were not totally unacquainted with mass psychology; they knew how to play the game of practical politics, despite their high and disinterested ideal. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z Be that as it may, there is every certainty that the question of Canadian Independence is not within the range of practical politics. England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z Paine now held more firmly than ever the first article of his faith as to practical politics: the chief task of republicanism is to break the Anglo-German sceptre. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Curiously enough, my dear, I am just going to give an object lesson in practical politics, and you as well as our young friend may be able to learn wisdom from it. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z Joyce's struggle for the suffrage ended, as she now knows, in putting the suffrage further from the forefront of practical politics than it has been for a generation. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z She was soon to begin to apply her ripe wisdom and her life-long study of the theory of government to the concrete problems of practical politics. Harriet Martineau 2011-08-05T02:00:51.493Z I said myself in 1865, and I believed, that it was out of the range of practical politics.” The Issue The Case for Sinn Fein 2011-07-26T02:00:19.407Z Even coups in our own hemisphere today aren't immune to practical politics. Will New GOP Isolationism Leave Marco Rubio Isolated? 2011-06-22T00:18:40Z The Alderman and the influences which operate upon and around him lie at the root of American practical politics. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z In fact his sensitive nature shrank from contact with the practical politics of the day and prevented his rise to the place of a leader or a statesman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z In its airy distance from practical politics, nothing could be more dissimilar than The Soul of Man from the two letters to The Daily Chronicle. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z “It’s practical politics on the governor’s part,” said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute. Christie and Democrats Agree to Truce Over Court Seat 2011-05-02T18:42:38Z But as a matter of practical politics and actual business practices, it means very little for our biggest financial institutions. Economix: The Problem With the F.D.I.C.'s Powers 2011-04-28T09:00:21Z This may have been "practical politics," but it has hardly resulted in practical city improvement. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z This is not the moment to argue the details of any plan; but the principle is plain—the condition of the agricultural labourer has passed into the region of practical politics. Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z He had been drawn more and more definitely into practical politics; for the last four years he had been the leading member of the Storthing for Christiania. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z This, however, does not belong to the sphere of practical politics. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z With the Jews it has no more to do with practical politics than the analogous hopes of pious Christendom. The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs or, The truth about the forged protocols of the elders of Zion 2011-04-01T02:00:43.730Z It was, indeed, a clever stroke of practical politics, but it was suggested by existing conditions. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z If one talks to its members of public affairs, they reply that the only practical politics is to give bread-and-cheese to the working classes. Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z The proposal of the League of Nations was brought into practical politics by the President of the United States of America, President Wilson. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z That which was more or less a matter of Ideal has now come within the range of practical politics. Freedom Through Disobedience 2011-02-23T03:00:32.987Z Everything, then, hinges on this motive, and it has already been shown that it is nothing more than a millennial hope which has no place in the field of practical politics. The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs or, The truth about the forged protocols of the elders of Zion 2011-04-01T02:00:43.730Z They preach no dogma, they are remote from practical politics, they are rooted in human emotions, and are the product of no particular church. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z All would own that the greater matters of law and liberty may fairly be called practical politics. Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z Isaac Butt was its Cicero, and Parnell brought the idea into practical politics. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z “There is little yet,” I again quote from the same author, “that is practical in practical politics.” Freedom Through Disobedience 2011-02-23T03:00:32.987Z The question of free education was brought within the range of practical politics by the adoption of universal compulsion, but as yet it was advocated only by a small political group of pronounced collectivist tendencies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z But it is not yet within the range of practical politics. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z In practical politics the work of modern Liberalism has been to alter the conditions of society so that this freedom of growth may be secured for each member of it. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Experience is the best, the only, teacher of practical politics; and the mistakes and losses in life incurred by folly or ignorance are our best discipline. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z A Revolt with Limits Some Republicans believe that DeMint is fighting an ideological war at the expense of practical politics, sapping resources from the party and nominating extreme candidates even in moderate states. The Pitchfork Primaries: Will Washington Get the Message? 2010-05-20T08:55:00Z For some Republicans, DeMint is fighting an ideological war at the expense of practical politics. Jim Demint: Moving the Republican Brand to the Right 2010-05-19T21:20:00Z It would be well if no worse could be said of modern practical politics. The True Benjamin Franklin This extension of Liberalism from individuals to nations is easy as a mental process, but very far from easy as a matter of practical politics. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z The great prairies of the North-West were a possibility of the distant future; but not till the days of railways did the western half of the present Dominion come within the range of practical politics. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical The result was that only two Jews were elected, while the reactionary tendency of the new electorate virtually removed the question of their emancipation from the field of practical politics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Ignorance of these not only takes from the study of history the interest which comes from a contact with practical politics, but, still worse, it unfits men for their place as intelligent citizens. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. The second year his election to the office was opposed; an influential member wanted the place for a friend, and Franklin had a chance to show a philosopher’s skill in practical politics. The True Benjamin Franklin Kennedy's Tory Democracy is the philosophy of Nietzsche masquerading in political dress, and bears no relation to practical politics, past, present, or future. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z The undertaking failed both in philosophic doctrine and in practical politics. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude The growing disorder in parliament, due to the bitter struggle between the German and Czech parties, served to bring anti-Semitism into the field of practical politics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" He returned to Athens in his seventieth year, and lived till his death in the seclusion of his school, never again attempting to intervene in practical politics. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy Germany regards the question of limitation of armaments as outside the range of practical politics. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England This course of reasoning led the Benthamites into the neglect of economic problems which was the great blemish of their practical politics. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z However," said Mr. Hazlewood, "all these theories of juvenile grandeur, interesting though they may be, do not take us far along the road of practical politics. Plashers Mead A Novel With these theoretical perfections one or two instances of the qualifications demanded by the exigencies of practical politics may be cited by way of illuminating contrast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" I doubt if many of the "statesmen" of the present day would care to mix in "practical politics" under similar circumstances. Some Personal Reminiscences of Service in the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac As a lesson in practical politics, the occasion had its own humor. The Children of the Poor But little progress had been made in practical politics before the Reform Act. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z In the summer of 1865 he wrote to the warden of Glenalmond that the question was “remote and apparently out of all bearing on the practical politics of the day.” The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) If possible, they will wisely seek the removal of tariff questions from practical politics. Rural Health and Welfare In 1876 he took, for the only time in his life, except when he had supported a working-man’s candidate for the Tower Hamlets at the general election of 1868, an active part in practical politics. Studies in Contemporary Biography In the second place the question during the whole of this period was always primarily one of eschatology rather than of practical politics. Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question This was the first organized employment of women in practical politics. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z At the same time he was careful to explain in public correspondence that the question was out of all bearing on the practical politics of the day. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) The governor-generalship of Lord Metcalfe is almost the clearest illustration in the nineteenth century of the weakness of the doctrinaire in practical politics. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 Metaphysicians are generally as little interested in practical politics as poets are, and not better suited for political life. Studies in Contemporary Biography It is easier to expose errors in practical politics than to remove the ethical basis of judgments which the modern world employs in common with Machiavelli. The History of Freedom The dominating force in practical politics was a man who derived his principles from a mixture of sound stocks. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z One acute observer who knew him well, evidently took a different view of the practical politics of the day, or at any rate, of the morrow. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) German University theologians may be advanced in higher criticism, but they are opportunists in practical politics. German Problems and Personalities It’s within the sp’ere of practical politics for you and me, my boy; we may both be bowled over, one up, t’other down, within the next ten minutes. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston The great mass of those who, of necessity, are interested in practical politics have no such antiquarian curiosity. The History of Freedom It is a time-honoured phenomenon, only it hardly comes into practical politics, because young persons are so secretive about it. When Ghost Meets Ghost The fear, well grounded in itself, that such an arrangement was scarcely within the bounds of practical politics and could have been got round, could be ignored. My Three Years in America In the speculative politics of that century we encounter it again and again; but in practical politics it has no part. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe “Do not let us get beyond practical politics,” said the first. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI And thus the practical mind of Nathan Perry had its first practical lesson in practical politics–a lesson which soon afterwards produced highly practical results. In the Heart of a Fool A conjurer who forgets how to lay eggs in defiance of natural law, or how to find canaries in pocket-handkerchiefs, is not the same conjurer, in practical politics. When Ghost Meets Ghost American policy, however, pursued the object Page 391 of a "Peace without Victory," from the standpoint of practical politics, in order that, neither Germany nor England should attain to a superlatively powerful position. My Three Years in America He is the idealist whose ideals—more "impossible" than all the dreams of moralists and poets—are the true practical politics of individual and national life. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching These factors, then, brought the question of a railway to the Pacific on Canadian soil within the range of practical politics. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways General indifference, the opposition of a section, combined with the feeling that Canada had nothing adequate to offer in return for access to the huge American market, removed reciprocity from the domain of practical politics. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 Brown, on the other hand, while theoretically commending the idea, did not regard it as within the region of practical politics, but viewed its adoption as 'uncertain and remote.' The Day of Sir John Macdonald A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion They have been brought within the sphere of practical politics, where their decision now waits upon the choice of the people as a whole. The Conflict between Private Monopoly and Good Citizenship America, so bold and original and independent in the world of practical politics and material endeavor, is, in spiritual and imaginative regions, timid, conforming, imitative. Whitman A Study But in practical politics the currents of thought are inevitably limited. Five Stages of Greek Religion Many who condemn the folly of it as a move in practical politics nevertheless loudly commend the economic doctrines it contributed to spread. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 That was the familiar pessimism which led in practical politics to laissez faire, and in speculation to Godwin's philosophic anarchism. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle Standing alone, this reasoning is sound in practical politics. The Fathers of Confederation A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion This year it was felt that the general public needed no further education on this subject; the association had become a business organization and the woman suffrage question one of practical politics. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V The sage or saint has no place in practical politics. Five Stages of Greek Religion In Melbourne an organisation for Women's Suffrage has been in existence some sixteen years, but it is only within the last five years that the question has come within the region of practical politics. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV And Absalom, the first great master of practical politics, somehow overlooked the other. Dwellers in the Hills Industrial compulsion has not yet been moved into the field of practical politics. England and Germany Our cause has passed beyond the stage of academic discussion and has entered the realm of practical politics. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V Politics are vulgar when they are not liberalised by history, and history fades into mere literature when it loses sight of its relation to practical politics.' Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 9: The Expansion of England But in 1891 before the suffrage was a live subject, before it had entered the region of practical politics, the women suffragists in six weeks obtained 30,000 signatures of adult women. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV In modern party usage this would seem quite unobjectionable; indeed, a modern politician who should not use such an advantage for his party would be considered as unfit for practical politics. James Madison Their irruption into the world of practical politics, into her own life, was, however, another pair of shoes. Ghetto Comedies He will never be forgotten as the first man who carried this question into the arena of practical politics and gave it the weight of an honored name. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III However, Socialism is not only an elaborate economic doctrine, it is at the same time a complete system of practical politics. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals Lastly, the Fabian Society brought Socialism down from heaven and established a contact with practical politics and municipal government. Liberalism We are taught that "there were giants in those days," but we may also remember that in the modern science of "practical politics" they were as babes and sucklings. James Madison From the point of view of practical politics, however, there was one unanswerable argument against this plan. The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy Mr. Stansfeld congratulated the meeting on having made a new departure; their question had become one of practical politics, and they had now to address themselves in all the constituencies to the political organizations. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Its work has been mainly educational, its endeavour to translate the principles of Socialism into practical politics suited to English conditions. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals The Socialists of practical politics, the Labour Party, found that they could by no means dispense with the discipline of Cobden. Liberalism The fact of the matter was that the people had found that socialistic theories were very fine for platform platitudes, but not for practical politics. The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia The adoption of the Constitution brought this doctrine from the realm of political speculation into the arena of practical politics. The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy That creed is set forth with dogmatic and even theological lucidity in the Declaration of Independence; perhaps the only piece of practical politics that is also theoretical politics and also great literature. What I Saw in America It was practical politics, true enough, but Bobby had no qualms whatever about it. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man All the same,' she went on, with her unfailing good humour, 'it's frightfully exciting seeing the Question come into practical politics at last. The Convert Nothing is more calamitous than the divorce of politics from morals, but in practical politics public and private morals will never absolutely correspond. The Map of Life Conduct and Character Now I will not say that these schemes lie without the range of practical politics, because they show no sign of being ever likely to come within it. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 In private life he is a good friend and in practical politics generally a good ally. What I Saw in America His letters show that however he may have shrunk from concerning himself with practical politics, he viewed the great coups of statecraft with the greatest interest. Washington Irving It is quite possible indeed that gigantic mischief of this sort may find its sphere in practical politics. Stray Studies from England and Italy They have contended that, as a matter of practical politics, it is impossible to grant such privileges to one class of agricultural tenants and to withhold it from others. The Map of Life Conduct and Character We may therefore pass by the alternative of disfranchisement as lying beyond the range of practical politics. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 But theoretical politics are more practical than practical politics. What I Saw in America Moreover, we must not omit this opportunity of pointing out how dangerous such a direct and unqualified transfer of the theories of natural science to the domain of practical politics must be. Freedom in Science and Teaching. from the German of Ernst Haeckel Strict definitions of legal right are not safe guides in practical politics: sentiment and circumstances should be held to be of far greater account. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration If a certain amount of energy and determination are brought to bear on the subject, I see no reason why it should not speedily be brought within the range of practical politics. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly A knowledge of the science of government and of practical politics is there. Historical Essays These men encountered various difficulties and made various compromises in relation to the practical politics of their time; in England they preserved aristocracy; in America they preserved slavery. What I Saw in America An apostle of modern communism, Proudhon, by ideas leavening the popular mind, became no insignificant influence in practical politics. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. He desired that the colonies should be represented in parliament, a proposal which found some advocates both here and in America, but was condemned by Burke and did not enter into practical politics. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration Yet to the proslavery element and the conservative Unionists, Lincoln's proposal of gradual compensated emancipation was a daring innovation upon practical politics. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 Hence the book which considered present issues of practical politics and party controversies, and a result that satisfied no party and hardly any faction. Historical Essays It is a perfectly legitimate aspiration and has the sympathy of all moderate men, but in the present position of India it is not idealism that is needed but practical politics. The New World of Islam The division of sympathies which had thus become apparent was converted into a matter of practical politics by the entry of England into the war which a Coalition was waging against the French Republic. A History of the United States It seemed very desirable to combine with so large a body of helpers, and to profit by their experience and training in the school of practical politics. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 It would be premature to discuss them, for they can scarcely enter the field of practical politics until war has been abolished. The Task of Social Hygiene It was essentially a matter of practical politics and applied science. The Evolution of the Dragon In fine, our political life is still dominated by nationalism rather than race, and practical politics are thus conditioned, not by what men really are, but by what they think they are. The New World of Islam His hobby was practical politics; his avocation the study of history and government. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. It should pursue a practical object and be read with direct reference to practical politics—using the latter word, no doubt, in an enlightened sense. Obiter Dicta Second Series If in respect to theory the hanging of the Quakers was a confession, in the realm of practical politics it was but a Pyrrhic victory. Beginnings of the American People Even friendly journalists in the spring of 1858 wrote of him as 'the most signal example that the present time affords of the man of speculation misplaced and lost in the labyrinth of practical politics.' The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 Hence, so far as practical politics are concerned, they are racial and will so continue while the nationalist dynamic endures. The New World of Islam Legally the choice rests with the crown, but considerations of practical politics leave, as a rule, no room whatsoever for the exercise of discretion. The Governments of Europe He has nothing to do with abstract truth, or with practical politics, or with forecasts of the future. Obiter Dicta Second Series But in practical politics it is sometimes necessary to do evil that good may come. The Masques of Ottawa The result is that many things which once were the dreams of saints and sages have come within the field of practical business and practical politics. By the Christmas Fire Such an opposition to the effective application of broad and far-sighted plans to practical politics is especially common, for historical reasons, in Great Britain and the United States. Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement It is with these motives that all practical politics must contend, and these motives are the forces that the statesman must use and make more rational. The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History The insurrection of the Fourteenth of July 1789 taught Robespierre a lesson of practical politics, which exactly fitted in with his previous theories. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre Since that day the Premier has learned that practical politics is a game that taxes all a man's technique in Christianity. The Masques of Ottawa He knew the game,—practical politics as distinguished from the politics talked by and to the public. The Plum Tree But this one party would have no more need to waste its time upon palliative measures than it would have to soil itself with the dirt of practical politics and the bargain counter. Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement It is a great error, both in history and in practical politics, to attach too much value to a political machine. Historical and Political Essays When they should come within the range of practical politics, he could take a different tone. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies It was a less disinterested study than those sophomore speculations, for I had jumped into a profession which carried me through some of the underground passages of "practical politics" and reformist groups. A Preface to Politics They are our allies and helpers," I said, "wretches only as I and all of us in practical politics are wretches. The Plum Tree If it be desired to kill that movement, the most effective way would be to get it entangled in some form of practical politics. Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement He finally gives up poetry for practical politics, and gets into perplexities only to be solved by his death. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" But the practical politics of the present deal with a society191 where a strong arm is needed to protect the weak from the tyranny of the giants. The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 "Reasonable" in America certainly never even pretended to mean in accordance with a rational ideal, and "practical,"--well one thinks of "practical politics," "practical business men," and "unpractical reformers." A Preface to Politics The Nihilists have an ideal at least of good, and the open air of practical politics would probably get rid of the unhealthy absurdities and wickedness of their creeds. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers She showed that woman's undeveloped sense of what truth and honesty are, would not handicap her in the pursuit of practical politics. The Patient Observer And His Friends It is coming to the field of practical politics. Compilation on Peace Others that seemed centuries ahead of us have already become matters of “practical politics.” Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era The problem that confronted Moses was one of practical politics, not a question of philosophy or of absolute or final truth. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers The Empire took a magnificent revenge, for it was in the "Suburbs of England" that Distributism was first taken seriously and used as practical politics. Gilbert Keith Chesterton It is always a pleasure—is it not?—to witness transcendent ability, even if it be in the line of practical politics. The Mayor of Warwick For the triumph of Pavia brought the suppression of the Lutherans within the range of practical politics. Lectures on Modern history In Lord George Bentinck, under the guise of a record of the struggle between Protection and Free Trade, we have a manual of personal conduct as applied to practical politics. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters The result was a complete rout for the Federal party; a rout so complete that the question has hardly since reappeared within the field of practical politics. The Story of Newfoundland Little by little, we might have expected, it would have ceased to take a controversial part in practical politics. Liberalism and the Social Problem Nothing would remain but practical politics, and already she sickened of the sordid subject. The Mayor of Warwick And in our own history, the ablest of the men who resisted Cromwell had studied practical politics in Massachusetts Bay. Lectures on Modern history Burns, whose ancestors had been “out” in the '45, shared this sentiment, as Walter Scott later shared it, both realizing that it had nothing to do with practical politics. Robert Burns How To Know Him If only the Chamberlain scheme of a tariff against the world, free trade within the empire, could have evolved into practical politics, Canada for purely practical reasons would have welcomed Imperial Federation. The Canadian Commonwealth I don't think it suggests a World State as practical politics, but merely as the only ideal with which the mind can be satisfied as an ultimate end. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years Dumping was not in those days a question of practical politics; the problem was to prevent the neighbours from pursuing the policy of the free and open port. Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia No party has ever been able to preach them within the realm of practical politics, because no party has been comprehensive enough. Nobody's Man He held that "history faded into mere literature when it lost sight of its relation to practical politics." Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 Most of the lectures were delivered, not by active politicians, but by scholars and experts whose distinction has been won in other fields than practical politics. Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 But this was not practical politics on the Continent; you must tolerate Catholicism on an equal footing, and come to terms with Catholic r�gimes. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil Recently there died the greatest master of practical politics America has produced. The Young Man and the World The President's handling of domestic problems Page regarded as a masterpiece in reconciling statesmanship with practical politics, and his energetic attitude on the Panama Tolls had introduced new standards into American foreign relations. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II This sort of thing scarcely sounds like practical politics, but one has to bear in mind the peculiar temperament of the man himself, and the nation. The Betrayal I therefore most earnestly trust that the Liberal party will take this question up, and translate it into practical politics. Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 Small in stature, sensitive in feelings, studious in habits, he was no man for the rough and tumble of practical politics. History of the United States This question lifts itself head and shoulders above every other question touching practical politics today. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures Arnold's misgivings about the future of the Liberal Party were abundantly made good by the General Election of 1885; but enough has now been said about his contribution to the practical politics of his time. Matthew Arnold Indeed, this question of artificial simplification of language has of late years emerged from the scholar's study and become a matter of practical politics, even as regards the leading national languages. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar The whole subject of Free Trade and Protection has for the present completely passed out of the region of practical politics. Town Life in Australia Though only forty-three years old he was well versed in the art of practical politics. History of the United States The citizen is not prepared by a training in practical politics. The Business of Being a Woman Trained in the ethics of a theoretical school, he knew only enough about practical politics to be very certain in his own mind that they were all wrong. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush And till it does, it is not practical politics to expect other peoples to recognize English as the international language as between themselves. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar An influential Indian Member stated in Council that they have accepted the view that complete freedom of immigration is beyond the pale of practical politics, and is not to be pressed as things stand. Indian Unrest If the question was to be more than a dream, and became one of practical politics, it would require all the Colonies to express an opinion on the subject. A Winter Tour in South Africa Politics are vulgar when they are not liberalised by history, and history fades into mere literature when it loses sight of its relation to practical politics.... The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology And if Gantry's account could be trusted, there were none but practical politics in the State where his father was reputed to be the dictator. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush A great change is necessary in public opinion before the proposals of this chapter can enter the region of practical politics, and we must await the progress of events as patiently as we can. The Economic Consequences of the Peace The whole strength of the government at Ottawa was at once concentrated in keeping the lid on that smouldering cauldron of stench and rottenness, the system of practical politics of that day. Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics In this school of practical politics he was beyond a peradventure an apt pupil. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics But in practice he began to perceive the gulf between ideal legislation and practical politics and, in moments of physical depression, as the election approached, his heart failed him. The Spinners When it comes down to the real thing—practical politics, as some folks call it—somebody has to head the stampede and turn it. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush Mr. Jenckes had pressed it upon an utterly listless Congress, and his proposition was regarded as the harmless hobby of an amiable man, from which a little knowledge of practical politics would soon dismount him. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) "Really, you know, I haven't written any handbook on practical politics, Mr. Thornton," she said, her humor coming to the rescue. The Ramrodders A Novel It is essentially positive still in that it seeks Home Rule, which is the condition precedent to practical politics in Ireland. The Framework of Home Rule As it is, we do feel a little uncomfortable when these stirrings reach us; but commonly console ourselves with the thought that their realization is at present outside the sphere of practical politics. The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day No; you needn't deny it; I suppose it was for some good reason that this man was sent to teach me how to play the game—as reasons go in practical politics. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush Neither branch of the supposed alternative was within the range of practical politics. The Life of Froude That's an essential in practical politics—being able to wait without letting any one know of the waiting. The Ramrodders A Novel But with the possibility of responsible government granted, it must be confessed that the arguments against "Quebec Home Rule" as a measure of practical politics at the present moment, are insuperable. The Framework of Home Rule Indeed, the murder of Alessandro appears to have been almost motiveless, considered from the point of view of practical politics. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series This topic is too odious and too far removed from the realm of practical politics, to need more than the allusion required for the completeness of my argument. England's Case Against Home Rule When Froude came to practical politics, he always seemed to be "moving about in worlds not realised." The Life of Froude She did not refer to their talk on that evening when she read to him his lesson on practical politics. The Ramrodders A Novel When true Federation becomes practical politics it will be another matter. The Framework of Home Rule Some of it is essential, all of it useful; some of it wants carefully guarding; none of it is beyond the sphere of practical politics. Rebuilding Britain A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction After the World War That it has fulfilled all the expectations aroused in that year of triumph and jubilation will surprise no one who knows that absolute and lasting success is attained only in Utopias, never in practical politics. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) During this year, he found time to take a hand in a little practical politics. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist He wanted to show Luke Presson's daughter that Harlan Thornton could play the game of practical politics as well as Herbert Linton, and in the end would be more deserving of her respect. The Ramrodders A Novel I would hush the voice of conscience and do your bidding gladly, old thing, if it lay within the sphere of practical politics. Copper Streak Trail There comes in the problem of practical politics. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him Turkey alone could not hope to reconquer Bosnia, and a Turco-Serb-Russian league was beyond the range of practical politics. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) That some alternative must be found, and that the only alternative within the range of practical politics is some form of Home Rule. Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question He began to take lively interest in the ramifications of practical politics as played by the hand of a master. The Ramrodders A Novel By parity of reasoning, one would think, the reception of the heir-apparent and his wife in Ireland ought to have taken that question out of the domain of “practical politics.” Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) The behavior of her representatives was an illuminating object-lesson in the worth of psychological tactics in practical politics. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Look where we will in his writings, we see that to be the secret of all his incursions into practical politics. Wagner Home Rule seemed hopelessly out of the range of practical politics. John Redmond's Last Years Luke, I'm no relative of Lem Ferguson's when it comes to practical politics. The Ramrodders A Novel If the logic of events was thus making for the removal of Home Rule from the region of practical politics in England, an even more momentous change was taking place in Ireland. Ireland In The New Century He drove home the unwelcome truth that simple repeal of that Act was not practical politics. Ulster's Stand For Union But, fortunately, a good-looking, long-legged, ex-Hussar need not rely exclusively on his patrimony, while matrimony is still within the sphere of practical politics. Mount Music Their position has not been very dignified, and its fruits will perhaps be seen if the reduction of the Irish representation enters the sphere of practical politics. Ireland and the Home Rule Movement Another year dragged along without a Labourers' Bill, or any effort of the Irish Party to bring it within the domain of practical politics. Ireland Since Parnell However, it was clear that the matter was within the sphere of practical politics. The Problem of China He had seen strikes before, and he knew that Home Rule had never been a part of practical politics and never would be. The Tree of Heaven Butter had ceased to be practical politics; fruit and vegetables were sorely missed. The Siege of Kimberley We have here an example of his aptitude for practical politics. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Yesterday's ideals have become the practical politics of the present hour. Cambridge Essays on Education But in practical politics the French have a certain advantage in knowing where they are, and knowing it is where they have been before. The New Jerusalem The Tory Government had brought in a Land Bill, intended, no doubt, rather as bait for electors than practical politics. The Testing of Diana Mallory You don't suppose, do you, that our friends here are in earnest, or that our very pleasant conversation has had anything to do with practical politics! Back to Methuselah If the gentleman had served even one year in practical politics, possibly as a bureau chief in the ministry of foreign affairs, he would not have said what he said today from the speaker's desk. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle Of the remaining three one bears on general maxims of practical politics. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I The problem of the snow proved indeed the text for a tale touching the practical politics of the city. The New Jerusalem But evidently these are not questions of practical politics. Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold In any case, the matter must be considered outside of the sphere of "practical politics." Popular Law-making The most important differences between Marx and Lassalle arose with respect to the exigencies of practical politics. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle In practical politics it does not much matter by what different roads men have travelled to a given position. Studies in Literature With a most cynical smile he said "he was not the puppet of logic, but the slave of practical politics." Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 The Navy League definition is at least possible of application to practical politics, because rough equality of the two parties would make attack by either dangerous. Peace Theories and the Balkan War While such interference was never quite held unconstitutional, it was strongly felt to be so; and has therefore disappeared from practical politics. Popular Law-making Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: a series of very plain talks on very practical politics, delivered by ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany philosopher from his rostrum—the New York County Court House bootblack stand. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1975 July - December From the point of view of practical politics only the issue of the conflict will determine the wisdom or otherwise of Rumania's attitude. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey Raids are all wrong as practical politics, but they are human and imaginable as practical jokes. All Things Considered Moreover, it would probably secure a maximum of effect with a minimum of property manipulation; always an undesirable consideration in practical politics. An Englishman Looks at the World In the present case, on a matter of practical politics, I have changed my mind. An Ideal Husband Politics, practical politics, will be such an outlet for my personality, too. Hermione's Group of Thinkers But in practical politics, it does not matter what is true, but everything depends upon what the people believe to be true. The Story of Mankind This spoils system has been adopted by almost every state and municipality; it forms indeed the corner-stone of practical politics in the United States. America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat He was the father of the philosophy of "practical politics." Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 Those amazing words are not only extraordinarily good, practical politics; they are also superlatively good hygiene. Heretics “Do not let us get beyond practical politics,” said the first. Fables But look at it from the point of view of practical politics, comrade. The Jungle The attempt so to do is not practical politics! "'Tis Sixty Years Since" Address of Charles Francis Adams; Founders' Day, January 16, 1913 Later he fulminated against the Clerkenwell explosions being a means of bringing the Irish question within the range of practical politics. Thomas Carlyle And just as we are undemocratic in faith and morals, so we are, by the very nature of our attitude in such matters, undemocratic in the tone of our practical politics. Heretics The thought, too, must have been taking a clearer shape: for Tiberius had left a heritage of crude ideas, and men were trying to introduce some of these into the region of practical politics. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate Furthermore his is the party that understands what I call practical politics. An Amiable Charlatan The publicist has nothing to do with practical politics. "'Tis Sixty Years Since" Address of Charles Francis Adams; Founders' Day, January 16, 1913 The oddest of all perhaps is the fate of the two factors in practical politics. Alarms and Discursions For, of course, it is all practical politics. Sir George Tressady — Volume II He chuckled atrociously as a pretty comprehensive view of "practical politics" opened itself to him. Southern Lights and Shadows One does not see how its usefulness would be enhanced by filling it with the beans and bacon of practical politics. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller This took the Home Rule question out of practical politics. Outline of Universal History As a matter of fact, it scarcely exists at all, or if it did exist, it was created simply as a means of removing you from within the reach of practical politics for some months. The Mischief Maker They admit also that the constitution ought to be altered on this point, but they doubt whether it is sound practical politics to put this item in the foreground. Dutch Life in Town and Country He missed a fine opportunity to escape from this narrow routine and enter the arena of practical politics when the Free-soil party was formed to prevent the extension of slavery. Sketches from Concord and Appledore For the first and only time in his life he meddled with practical politics. Henrik Ibsen He was making an application to practical politics of the fundamental principles of responsible government which he had analyzed in his earlier writings, including the book on "Congressional Government." Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him But what we call practical politics was always distasteful to him. Literary and Social Essays What I have now to relate really happened; yet there was no element in it of practical politics or of personal danger. Tremendous Trifles Phillips was evidently taking a hand in practical politics, and as Wilson's term was nearly expiring, wished to make General Butler his successor. Sketches from Concord and Appledore The latter, indeed, is in a sense a technical phrase; but a man may equally serve the public unofficially by taking his part in the necessary and disagreeable details of practical politics. From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 She saw her aims in practical politics realized one by one, only to mock her by spiritual failure. Letters of Catherine Benincasa The rest will follow in time, but at the present moment we must concern ourselves with practical politics. Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses Hawthorne was witness to a curious strategic manuvre between President Pierce and Minister Buchanan, which, however, he was not sufficiently familiar with practical politics to perceive the full meaning of. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne I should say that was not in the range of practical politics. Science & Education Moreover, in his desire to fill the coffers of the Church, he engaged in "practical politics" and made a profit out of Church influence, both in business enterprises and in political campaigns. Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft He had chosen a path which was very difficult, and could hardly have been carried out in practical politics. Lady John Russell He's old-fashioned, you know—has about as much idea about practical politics as—well, as we have of the Golden Rule. A Gentleman from Mississippi And Ruth had brought this absurd situation into the sphere of practical politics only a few days ago. The Coming of Bill The Golden Rule had a place in practical politics. The Life of Abraham Lincoln This is a private interlude: we return to practical politics. Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles We see in Aristotle's defence of slavery how the conception of nature as the ideal can have a debasing influence upon views of practical politics. Politics: A Treatise on Government The revocation of the cause to Rome immediately brought the execution of this threat into the sphere of practical politics. England under the Tudors Sverdrup once said: "All of us who are engaged in practical politics are Ueland's pupils." Poems and Songs I was a foolish idealist who did not understand practical politics. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography The transition from practical politics and economics to ethical problems may be made at any time. A Handbook of Ethical Theory Concerning these important instruments of practical politics, the Constitution is silent. Problems in American Democracy Instead of serving as an incentive to literary activity, the discussion of slavery led men farther away from the channels of literature into the stream of practical politics. History of American Literature He tried to reduce monarchy to a logical system, and to enforce that system as practical politics. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution The savage sarcasm of Schopenhauer's refusal to discuss monogamy because it had never yet come within the range of practical politics is still justified. Without Prejudice All over the country the Schools and colleges are instilling the principles of conservatism and practical politics on the old lines, and therein lies hope. Senator North Such a declaration is not just now within the scope of practical politics, although we are compelled to act to a great extent as if it was actually part of the constitution. The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet Many an odd blow he delivered for its furtherance by way of illustrating higher things, and he kept it always, so to speak, in the practical politics of the long prayer. The Imperialist His investigations into the subject of aerial flight, which have brought the flying machine within the range of practical politics, are on everybody's tongue. The Beetle But on the occasion of the expedition of the allied Syrians and Ephraimites against Jerusalem he interposed with bold decision in the sphere of practical politics. Prolegomena Universal suffrage was practical politics, but the success of the revolution fluttered agreeably all the mansions of Utopia, and social reformers of every type sought to improve the occasion. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth "You know something of my views—my cast of mind; do you think I should do well to go in for practical politics?" Our Friend the Charlatan Elgin itself, of course, would lead the van for excitement, would be the real theatre for the arts of practical politics; but things would be pretty warm in Moneida, too. The Imperialist The man," he glared at little Murgatroyd, "who divides his party on matters of detail, beyond the range of practical politics, is an enemy of popular progress. Denzil Quarrier The British nation, in 1834, had to confront and deal with the only species of slavery which was then within the cognizance of public morals and practical politics. West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas I believe in political organizations, and I believe in practical politics. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography It may be as Mrs. McNish said, 'a good negotiating point,' but it has no place in practical politics here in Blackwater. To Him That Hath: a Tale of the West of Today The Empire looks nice on the map, but when it comes to practical politics their bread and butter's in the home industries. The Imperialist He spoke of it in its relation to practical politics, showing that an effective Direct Primary would place this Government of ours back into the hands of The People. Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 Baldwin's bold and revolutionary policy of making the Executive responsible to the Assembly did not seem within the range of practical politics. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor Every man who has been in practical politics grows to realize that politicians, big and little, are no more all of them bad than they are all of them good. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography Fiske goes right to the spot," he admitted, "but the question of the leadership, so far as he is concerned, doesn't come into the sphere of practical politics. The Devil's Paw "Nothing on earth can hold him now," said Bingham, as he crossed his arms upon a breast seething with practical politics, and waited for the worst. The Imperialist If he could not hold his own with those who were really in practical politics, he supposed he would have to quit; but he did not intend to quit without making the experiment. Theodore Roosevelt and His Times It was not a question of ethics or of sober statesmanship, but one of practical politics, that divided the North and the South at this period. Life of Stephen A. Douglas Any man accustomed to dealing with practical politics can with difficulty keep a straight face when he reads or listens to some of the arguments advanced against Civil Service Reform. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography As for myself," Paklin added, "I am surprised that I'm still allowed to roam at large, although it's true that I've never really interested myself in practical politics or taken part in any schemes. Virgin Soil General Grant, as president, of course, never had had experience or opportunity to know anything of practical politics. My Memories of Eighty Years No. The question of Alsace-Lorraine," he declared, "must remain outside our view as soon as we make up our minds to go in for practical politics. The Coming Conquest of England It was a serious question of practical politics whether they would drift to the Democrats or the Republicans. Life of Stephen A. Douglas The Civil Service Reformers, on the other hand, were in most cases not much used to practical politics, and were often well-nigh helpless when pitted against veteran professional politicians. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography That is because the Irish, though far inferior to the Scotch in art and literature, are hugely superior to them in practical politics. A Miscellany of Men The more eager friends of H. B. No. 33 accused him of treachery, but many felt that it was the best possible practical politics under the circumstances. The Vision Splendid The Laws are confessedly a Second-best, an inferior Ideal, to which Plato has recourse, when he finds that the city of Philosophers is no longer 'within the horizon of practical politics.' Laws But we may well doubt whether, considered as a problem of practical politics, he was not wise in depending on his ingenious sophistry, rather than on this sound legal proposition. Life of Stephen A. Douglas Let us concede that the English people itself is not and will not be for a very long time within the sphere of practical politics. What's Wrong with the World In our own age even Utopias affect the spirit of legislation, and an abstract idea may exercise a great influence on practical politics. The Republic "And I have told you," Sir Edward declared, "that war between Japan and America is not a subject within the scope of practical politics." The Illustrious Prince There reformers have been trained, not in the arena of practical politics, but in the school of political speculation. Russia We have seen that beneath Shelley's twofold drift towards practical politics and speculative philosophy a deeper force was working. Shelley But hacking a sonnet out of a rock would be a laborious business, and making a hero out of an envelope is almost out of the sphere of practical politics. What's Wrong with the World I did not offer the plan, of course, as a contribution to practical politics, but merely as a sort of hypothesis, to help clarify the problem. In Defense of Women My practice of reflection had also convinced me that there is nothing on earth that turns quicker on its pivot than political idealism when touched by the breath of practical politics. Notes on Life and Letters |
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