William Smith O'Brien

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1969-08-06

Active to

2003-10-21

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

   · 1996 · cited 62,917x

2. Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test

   · 1997 · cited 48,635x

3. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

   · 1976 · cited 44,815x

4. Colorimetric Method for Determination of Sugars and Related Substances

   · 1956 · cited 42,296x

5. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

   · 1983 · cited 39,531x

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Quotes

• “I believe as firmly as I believe any other historical truth—that no nation ever suffered so much from another nation as the Irish have suffered from the English—or for so long a time.”
• “Peculiarities of national character, traditional ideas, feelings, and habits, as well as local circumstances of various kinds must be taken into account in moulding the political institutions of each country.”
• “Oligarchies have generally sprung from the ruins either of monarchy or of democracy. When supreme power falls into the hands of a weak sovereign, the great nobles encroach upon the prerogatives of the monarch. In democracies particular families or individuals acquire, by their talents, their wealth, or their virtues, an influence which loses its original character of responsibility, and becomes permanent and self-dependent.”
• “History supplies us with examples of almost every possible modification of government.”
• “A people desirous to preserve their freedom cannot be too jealous in watching the encroachment of a centralizing spirit.”
• “Secret voting tends to check the mercenary traffic which often takes place between the candidate and the elector.”

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