Excerpt from Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science in the City of New York: October, 1914; The Revision of the State Constitution, General Principles and Mechanics of Revision, the Structure of the State Government The other field is the field Of the principles Of government, a field in which our American constitutions occupy a place of their own in all the world, a place Of their Own in all the his tory Of government. SO far as the principles Of government declared in our constitutions are right they do not change. NO development Of social or industrial life changes a true prin ciple. And there are certain dangers to be considered when we turn our attention to that field Of the convention's work the reconsideration Of the fundamental principles Of govern ment which are to direct, limit, control the Operations of the government of the state. 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.