Day: January 18, 2019

THE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH 

3 min read

• Language

THE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH 

Grammar, as an art, is the power of reading, writing, and speaking correctly. As an acquisition, it is the essential skill of scholarship. As a study, it is the practical science which teaches the right use of language. An...

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A DYNAMIC THEORY OF HISTORY (1904)

21 min read

• History

A DYNAMIC THEORY OF HISTORY (1904)

A DYNAMIC theory, like most theories, begins by begging the question: it defines Progress as the development and economy of Forces. Further, it defines force as anything that does, or helps to do work. Man is a force; so...

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The doctrine of public policy

10 min read

• CIVIL

The doctrine of public policy

Parke, B., in Egerton v. Brownlow 4 H.L.C. 1, 123; 10 E.R. 359, 408, which is a leading judgment on the subject, describes the doctrine of public policy thus at p. 123 : “‘Public policy’ is a vague and...

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Whether rule of construction derived from royal prerogative in England can still be said to apply in India after January 26, 1950.

9 min read

• CIVIL

Whether rule of construction derived from royal prerogative in England can still be said to apply in India after January 26, 1950.

Wanchoo, J. The most important question thus is, whether the rule of construction derived from the royal prerogative in England can still be said to apply in India after January 26, 1950. If this rule of construction based on...

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King’s prerogative

6 min read

• CIVIL

King’s prerogative

It is well-established that the common law of England is that the King’s prerogative is illustrated by the rule that the Sovereign is not necessarily bound by a statutory law which binds the subject. This is further enforced by...

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The name of a Roman citizen

1 min read

• CIVIL

The name of a Roman citizen

1. The name of a Roman citizen regularly consisted of three parts: the praenōmen (or given name), the nōmen (name of the gens or clan), and the cognōmen (family name). Such a typical name is exemplified by Mārcus Tullius...

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Cyrus and his military training

4 min read

• Military

Cyrus and his military training

Cyrus took on himself a three-fold task: to bring the physical strength of his men to the highest pitch, to teach them tactics, and to rouse their spirit for martial deeds.  He asked Cyaxares for a body of assistants...

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THE TRUTH ABOUT EDUCATION

4 min read

• Literature

THE TRUTH ABOUT EDUCATION

When a man is asked to write down what he really thinks on education, a certain gravity grips and stiffens his soul, which might be mistaken by the superficial for disgust. If it be really true that men sickened...

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CIGARS AND TOBACCO

3 min read

• Literature

CIGARS AND TOBACCO

My friends for some years now have remarked that I am an inveterate consumer of tobacco. That is true, but my habits with regard to tobacco have changed. I have no doubt that you will say, when I have...

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ABOUT LONDON

5 min read

• Selective Reading

ABOUT LONDON

LONDON, SEPTEMBER 28, 1872. Reported by Moncure D. Conway in the Cincinnati Commercial. It affords me sincere pleasure to meet this distinguished club, a club which has extended its hospitalities and its cordial welcome to so many of my...

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Nature

3 min read

• CIVIL

Nature

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man’s estate, is the gift of education. This education comes...

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The Reconstruction Period

11 min read

• CIVIL

The Reconstruction Period

The years from 1867 to 1878 I think may be called the period of Reconstruction. This included the time that I spent as a student at Hampton and as a teacher in West Virginia. During the whole of the...

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