Excerpt from Political Facts: A Text-Book of History; The Democratic and Other Parties, Men and Measures In addition, biographical sketches of a number of our most eminent statesmen are given, to illustrate more fully the truths which they may have advanced or Opposed. A copy of the Constitution of the United States, which ought to be in the hands of every citizen in the country, is also appended. It is believed that the work will thus possess invaluable information for every person, but especially for those just entering upon the rights and duties of citizenship; and that nu like a newspaper or periodical, soon read and forgotten, its usefulness and interest, as a work of reference. Will not be early impaired. The opinions of opponents have also been treated with respect. Violent language may inflame and ih cense, but will not convince an adversary. The moral of the old fable should never be lost sight of: The Sun and Wind disputed which was the stronger, and agreed to a trial, in depriving a traveler of his cloak. First the Wind blew with great fury, which only caused the man to wrap the closer; then the Sun beamed forth with pleasant rays, and soon the cloak was cast aside. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.