 ... country, and no other single force can withstand him, no combination of forces will easily overpower him. His position takes the imagination of the country. He is the representative of no constituency, but of the whole people. When he speaks in his...  The Quarterly Review - Page 130edited by - 1919Full view - About this book
 | Lorettus Sutton Metcalf, Walter Hines Page, Joseph Mayer Rice, Frederic Taber Cooper, Arthur Hooley, George Henry Payne, Henry Goddard Leach, D. G. Redmond - History - 1914 - 988 pages
...chosen him, and is conscious that it has no other political spokesman. His is the only voice in national affairs. Let him once win the admiration and confidence...for unified action, and it craves a single leader. . . . The President may also, if he will, stand within the party counsels and use the advantage of... | |
 | Woodrow Wilson - Constitutional law - 1908 - 264 pages
...constituency, but of the whole people. When he speaks in his true character, he speaks for no special interest. If he rightly interpret the national thought and boldly...for unified action, and it craves a single leader. It is for this reason that it will often prefer to choose a man rather than a party. A President whom... | |
 | Chester Lloyd Jones - Elections - 1912 - 380 pages
...constituency, but of the whole people. When he speaks in his true character, he speaks for no special interest. If he rightly interpret the national thought and boldly...for unified action, and it craves a single leader. It is for this reason that it will often prefer to choose a man rather than a party. A President whom... | |
 | American literature - 1916 - 736 pages
...constituency, but of the whole people. When he speaks in his true character, he speaks for no special interest. If he rightly interpret the national thought and boldly...for unified action and it craves a single leader. It is for this reason that it will often prefer to choose a man rather than a party. A President whom... | |
 | Woodrow Wilson - Executive power - 1916 - 88 pages
...constituency, but of the whole people. When he speaks in his true character, he speaks for no special interest. If he rightly interpret the national thought and boldly...for unified action, and it craves a single leader. It is for this reason that it will often prefer to choose a man rather than a party. A President whom... | |
 | Charles Ghequiere Fenwick - History - 1920 - 360 pages
...a whole has chosen him (the President), and is conscious that it has no other political spokesman. His is the only national voice in affairs. Let him...much as when its President is of such insight and character. Its instinct is for unified action, and it craves a single leader." 1 That the influence... | |
 | Joseph Barlow Harrison, Richard Frederick Scholz, Harvey B. Densmore - American periodicals - 1920 - 648 pages
...pp. 176, 180-1. n Constitutional Government in the United States, pp. 66-87. 10 Same, p. 60. terpret the national thought and boldly insist upon it, he...irresistible ; and the country never feels the zest of faction so much as when its President is of such insight and calibre."11 Nevertheless Wilson held that... | |
 | David Lawrence - Presidents - 1924 - 384 pages
...constituency, but of the whole people. When he speaks in his true character he speaks for no special interest. If he rightly interpret the national thought and boldly...much as when its President is of such insight and caliber. ... A President whom it trusts cannot only lead it, but form it to his own views. . . . His... | |
 | Lindsay Rogers - United States - 1926 - 310 pages
...sustained, the weapon is an excellent one for changing votes.9 As Mr. Wilson said, if the President "rightly interpret the national thought, and boldly insist upon it, he is irresistible" ; 10 and an incorrect interpretation can frequently be supported by the appointing authority bestowing... | |
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