 The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.  War Powers: Hearings, Ninety-third Congress, First Session - Page 437by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on National Security Policy and Scientific Developments - 1973 - 532 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...the authority of more enlightened patrons of liberty, than that on which the objection is founded. The accumulation of all powers legislative, executive,...hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. Were the federal constitution, therefore, really chargeable... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...the authority of more enlightened patrons of liberty, than that on which the objection is founded. The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive,...hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. Were the federal constitution, therefore, really chargeable... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1890 - 928 pages
...the authority of more enlightened patrons of liberty, than that on which the objection a founded . The accumulation of all powers, Legislative, Executive...whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, sell-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny." Mr. II. here... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1837 - 516 pages
...the authority of more enlightened patrons of liberty, than that on which the objection is founded. The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive,...hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. Were the federal constitution therefore, really chargeable... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton - 1851 - 946 pages
...enlightened patrons of liberty, than that on which the objection is founded. The accumulation of all power, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many ; whether hereditary, self-appointed or elective, may justly be pronounced the veryde* James Madison,... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton - Finance - 1851 - 904 pages
...enlightened patrons of liberty, than that on which the objection is founded. The accumulation of all power, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many ; whether hereditary, self-appointed or elective, may justly be pronounced the vary de* James Madison,... | |
 | George Bowyer - Jurisprudence - 1854 - 424 pages
...that the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judicial, in the same hands, whether one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."' We have now to consider how the three divided departments... | |
 | George Robertson - Kentucky - 1855 - 422 pages
...limits without being effectually checked and restrained by the others." Mr. Madison admonishes us that "the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive...hereditary, self-appointed or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny." He notifies us also, that "the legislative department is... | |
 | Henry Barton Dawson - Constitutional law - 1863 - 770 pages
...the authority of more enlightened patrons of liberty, than that on which the objection is founded. The accumulation of all powers, Legislative, Executive,...hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. Were the Foederal Constitution, therefore, really chargeable... | |
 | Habeas corpus - 1863 - 286 pages
...government of the United States could ever constitutionally become a government of that description : " The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive,...hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. Were the Federal Constitution, therefore, really chargeable... | |
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