Literary notes about Restricted (AI summary)
The term "restricted" in literature is remarkably versatile, framing a range of limitations both concrete and abstract. In some works, it defines physical or spatial boundaries—for instance, a drawing set constrained to a single sheet [1] or a campsite limited to designated areas [2]—while in others it delineates conceptual or societal confines, such as restricting one’s social circle or opportunities [3, 4]. Philosophers and theorists employ the word to differentiate between broad and narrow senses, whether discussing the limited scope of cognition [5] or the application of principles in scientific theories [6, 7]. Moreover, its use extends to the regulation of rights, privileges, and institutional functions, as seen in discussions of restricted suffrage [8, 9] and legal constraints on authority [10, 11]. This multifaceted usage underscores how "restricted" can simultaneously refer to tangible limits and abstract conditions that shape individual and collective experiences [12, 13].
- It is restricted by the condition that the whole of the drawings should be given on a single sheet of paper.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - —Camping is restricted to designated campgrounds.
— from Glacier National Park [Montana] by United States. Department of the Interior - We are happy in proportion as our range of vision, our sphere of work, our points of contact with the world, are restricted and circumscribed.
— from The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and Maxims by Arthur Schopenhauer - But to be restricted to such associates was a serious evil, both in its immediate effects and the consequences that were likely to ensue.
— from Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë - Even when thinking is used in a broad sense, it is usually restricted to matters not directly perceived: to what we do not see, smell, hear, or touch.
— from How We Think by John Dewey - The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense) 06.
— from Relativity : the Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein - An individual conception is of something restricted, in its application, to a single case.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James - “Second principle—Restricted suffrage is an injustice.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - [7] The qualifications of those who might vote for members of the Legislature greatly restricted suffrage.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Not that it makes it wholly unavailable but that its applicability is restricted to routine activities carried on under the supervision of others.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - Its authority would be expressly restricted to the regulation of the TIMES, the PLACES, the MANNER of elections.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton and John Jay and James Madison - God is a conjecture: but I should like your conjecturing restricted to the conceivable.
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - The sphere of his knowledge is restricted to what is profitable.
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
