Where strong prejudice values are present, as in the case of Negroes, every conception of equality and nationalism incorporated in the statute-book is perverted.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

"The United Colonies of New England" constituted in its way a federal republic, the prototype of that of the United States.
— from A New History of the United States The greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year by Charles Morris

The latter indeed consisting entirely of the so-called "Irish weeds," the Cromwellian officer naturally enough concluded him to be a native, and addressed him, accordingly, in such terms of contemptuous abuse as it was too often the Saxon fashion of those unhappy times to bestow upon the Celt.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 07, April 1868 to September, 1868 by Various

Meanwhile the hardiest joined the transmontane migration, and in the decade after the opening of the Erie Canal (1830-40) the whole northern edge of the valley takes color of New England conquest.
— from The French in the Heart of America by John H. (John Huston) Finley

O 13 ‘17 630w “The story is brilliantly conceived, with many tense passages and is striking in its portrayal of diverse human passions, but its conception of New England character is that of a ‘literary,’ even a romantic, visitor.”
— from The Book Review Digest, Volume 13, 1917 Thirteenth Annual Cumulation Reviews of 1917 Books by Various

This form of constitution exists in the three Colonies of New England, completely in Connecticut and Rhode Island,—in Massachusetts with certain restrictions.
— from Achenwall's Observations on North America by Gottfried Achenwall

It is also a compliment of no equivocal character to a portion of the members of this Chamber.
— from Thirty Years' View (Vol. 2 of 2) or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850 by Thomas Hart Benton

The first performance was a nervous occasion, and Hope realised the full difficulty of the task which she had undertaken when she stood upon the platform of the mission-room vainly trying to gain a hearing from a crowd of noisy, excited children.
— from The Daughters of a Genius by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.