 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...peculiarly appointed among the rest of the people for the safeguard and defence of the realm. IN a land of liberty it is extremely dangerous to make a distinct...governing by fear : but in free states the profession of a soldier, taken singly and merely as a profession, is justly an object of jealousy. In these no... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 538 pages
...tha highest authority, and with every intelligent man's reflection, also remarks, that ' in a land of liberty it is extremely ' dangerous to make a distinct order .of ' the profession of arms :' and likewise; adds J in absolute monarchies this i* ' necessary for the safety of '.he Prince, 'and... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1810 - 692 pages
...of highest authority, and with every intelligent man's reflection, also remarks, that, " in a land of liberty it is extremely dangerous to make a distinct order of the profession of arms ;" and likewise adds, " in absolute monarchies, this is necessary for the safety of the prince, and... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1810 - 538 pages
...profession of arms :' and likewise adds ' in absolute monarchies this \t ' necessary for the safely of the Prince, ' and arises from the main principle of ' their Constitution, which is that of go' verning by fear,' will it be possible. Sir, any longer to doubt that it is the design of Ministers... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1812 - 710 pages
...profound attention. Judge Blackstone, iu the first volume of his Commentaries! says. that" in a land of liberty it is extremely dangerous to make a distinct...the main principle of their constitution, which is thai of governing by fear: but in free stales the profession of a soldier, taken singly and merely... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1813 - 442 pages
....Military. The Youth, then, would . open the book, and read thus : " in a land "of liberty it is exlrtmely dangerous to . " make a distinct order of the profession...Prince, • " and arises from the main principle of " Ikeif constitution, which is that of ge.,*' rrniiii^ by fear ."'but in free states the "profession... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1818 - 602 pages
...Alfred'-s administration of government. Hume's account of Alfred is the best part of his Saxon history. it is extremely dangerous to make a distinct order of the profession of arms ; — that in free states the profession of a soldier, taken singly, and merely as a profession, is... | |
 | William Cobbett - English language - 1819 - 198 pages
...liberty it is extremely dangerous to make a dis*' tinct order of the profession of arms. In abso" lute monarchies this is necessary for the safety *' of...of their constitution, which is that of governing 41 by fear; but hi free states the profession of a " soldier, taken singly and merely as a profession,... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1820 - 894 pages
...then, hear him : " In a land o " liberty it is extremely danger " oils to make a distinct orne 806 of the profession of arms. In absolute monarchies...governing by fear : but in free states the profession of a soldier, taken singly and merely an a- profession, is justly an object of jealousy. In these no... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1820 - 880 pages
...exporter pf ^Jaws and consti then, hear bin) : " In a land o " I i hi- r I \ it is eA^temply.rfawger ' of the profession of arms. In absolute monarchies...Prince, and arises from the ' main principle of their consti' tution, \vhich is thatofgotwn' i»g by fear : but \afree »tatw ' the profession of a s.old.ier,... | |
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In a land of liberty it is extremely dangerous to make a distinct order of the profession of arms. In absolute monarchies this is necessary for the safety of the prince, and arises from the main principle of their constitution, which is that of governing... 
