Word: centralized
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...these two causes made of no effect the great mass of material Italy had at hand,-the tradition of learning she had never lost and the cosmopolitan culture her central position won for her. When with the rise of the great commercial powers, a desire for broader culture was felt, Italian poets fashioned their works entirely from the models of France and Provence. Their poetry, as seen in the productions of the Court of Frederick II., was utterly devoid of originality. It was an artificial imitation of accepted models, without thought or feeling, merely art for art's sake...
...upper house differently composed from the lower house: Kent. Commentaries i 227; Cong. Rec. 1891 - 92, p. 3795; Johnston American Politics 253, 275, 276; Schurz, Clay ii. Ch. 15. - (b) the U. S. senate the best upper house in existence. - (1) It forms connecting link between the state and central government. - (2) A result sought by France and Germany without success. - (3) The U. S. senate has been initiated by South American and Swiss Republics...
...speaking of the Irish question, said that any reconciliation between Ireland and Great Britain must be based on an acknowledgement of errors in the past. The Irish are now struggling for a federal government. Federalism has enabled statesmen to create out of conflicting elements, a nation with a central government to deal with common concerns, while under it each little state manages its own local affairs...
...When the central authorities at Constantinople have to be urged for months to give their consent to the expedition, when the journey inland has to be picked with care to avoid hostile Arab tribes, and when the Arabs in and about the excavation camp are eager for the hordes of gold which the expedition is supposed to possess, the man who has such an expedition on his shoulders has to possess a good deal of resolution. Dr. Peters modestly gave an example of his tact by telling how he worked upon the superstitions of the natives by an abundant display...
...Present quarantine laws inadequate. (a) As shown recently in N. Y. (b) State laws. (1) The landing of foreigners in the U. S. not a fit matter for state legislation. (2) The central authority responsible to foreign nations for wrongs done subjects. (3) A State quarantine law controls vessels and goods only within its own territory. (4) A port of entry and the best site for a quarantine station may be in different states: Forum, Oct. (5) The lives of our citizens and our whole commerce is at the mercy of local ignorance or negligence. (c) National quarantine laws grant...