Excerpt from The Science of Law According to the American Theory of GovernmentThe fathers of our Republic adopted a definite theory in the con struction of the political institutions under which we live. Although more than a century has elapsed since then, so far as has come to my knowledge, no serious effort has been made at a comprehensive and logical exposition of the system of jurisprudence so established, even in the most elementary form. On the other hand, adverse theories have obtained a foothold among us to an extent which must have been the occasion of surprise and regret to all who, like myself, are profoundly convinced that our own theory is the true one.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.