 | 1797 - 856 pages
...danger of excefs, the effeft ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and afluage it. A fire not 'to be quenched — it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its 'hurtling into a flame, left, inftead of warming; it fhould confume. It is important, likewife, that... | |
 | George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 232 pages
...to be by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched ; it demands uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume. if is important likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country, should inspire caution in... | |
 | History - 1800 - 776 pages
...danger of excefs, the cfie& ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and alfuage it. A fire not to be quenched: it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its burning into a flame, left, inftead of warming, it fhould confume. It is important likewife, that the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 786 pages
...danger of excels, the effect ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and ailuage it. A fire not to be quenched: it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its burfting into a flame, i left, inftead of warming, it flioukl confume. It is important likewifa, that... | |
 | William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 586 pages
...danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched ; it demands a uniform vigilance...thinking in a free country, should inspire caution, in tho?e entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1805 - 276 pages
...dnngcr of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched ; it demands a uniform vigilance...prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of Avarmiag, it should consume. It is important likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country,... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1806 - 392 pages
...force of pub-- lie opinion, to mitigate and assuage, it. A fire not to be quenched ; it demands an uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame,...administration, to confine themselves within their respective contsitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of their powers of one department, to encroch npon... | |
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent it bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it...in a free country should inspire caution in those intrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres,... | |
 | History - 1807 - 772 pages
...danger of excess, «he effeel ought to be, by force of public opinion to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched : it demands a uniform vigilance...lest, instead of warming, it should consume. It is import.int likewise, that the habits of th'nking in a tree country shou:d inspire c.ution in those... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...to be by force of public opinion to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not easily quenched, demands an uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest instead of warming it should consume us. " It is important likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution,... | |
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From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be... 
