Constitutional law, international law, military law and political science are among the primary topics of this collection of writings, essays and speeches, some previously unpublished. One will also find several interesting pieces on educational policy, studies of Washington, Napoleon, Alexander von Humboldt, and Barthold George Niebuhr and a reminiscence of the Battle of Waterloo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1. Reminiscences, addresses, and essays - - v. 2. Contributions to political science, including lectures on the Constitution of the United States, and other papers.