All these are but illustrations of the general revolt against the authority of the past--a revolt that can be measured by the change in the fundamental presumption of men with respect to the value of human experience.
Beck argues that there is a widespread rebellion against traditional authority and values.
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Americans have never lacked interest in English history; for however broad the stream of our national life, how could we ignore its chief source?
Pennsylvania and New York, with nearly one-sixth of the entire population of the United States, have only four votes in ninety-six votes in the Senate.
We have been trained for nearly a century and a half to measure the validity and obligations of laws and executive acts in Courts of Justice and to apply the plain import of the Constitution.
Other nations may not take it so literally, but with our life-long adherence to a written Constitution as a solemn contractual obligation, we do.
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