Sentences with phrase «natural aristocracy»

What does Ellis mean when he says that the public figures on which he focuses in this book were «America's first and, in many respects, its only natural aristocracy» [p. 13]?

Jefferson saw them as the «natural aristocracy» based on «virtue and talent.»

One of the things Thomas Jefferson and John Adams agreed upon was that the primary point of republican popular suffrage was to elect a natural aristocracy.

Not exact matches

Along with most other economists of his day, he expected rentier income and the ownership of land, natural resources and banking to be taken out of the hands of the hereditary aristocracies that had held them since Europe's feudal epoch.

I do think Stillman is aware of most of these downsides, but in any case, his film convinced me that there was more to that scene than we might think, namely, that at its best, it sought and to some extent achieved a more natural form of aristocracy - within - democracy than rock ever has.

If we compare and contrast the aristocratic character of rock with that of disco, by using the two films in question, we see that disco's aristocracy is more natural, whereas rock's is more heroic.

Using natural fabrics including silk chiffon, crepe and georgette, Jamal has dressed celebrities such as Sharon Stone, Ornella Muti, Marta Marzotto and the aristocracy of the Arab world, including Queen Rania of Jordan.

Davis has everything that Lopez doesn't in Maid in Manhattan: modesty, natural beauty, charisma, a wry sense of humour — you could watch a whole movie about this persona, which is probably what Hughes had in mind, and her one sequence ends with a joke that also happens to be a far more accurate representation of the subtle fear that aristocracy puts in the minimum - wager than any of the Cinderella markers you'll find in Maid in Manhattan.

The DM Hoteles Mossone Ica, which in days past was visited by the cream of Peruvian aristocracy, and which is situated on the Huacachina lagoon (the only natural oasis...