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" Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible ; so that, rejecting the majority principle, anarchy or despotism in some form is all that is left. "
National History of the War for the Union, Civil, Military and Naval ... - Page 91
by Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1861
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Das Staatsarchiv: Sammlung der officiellen Actenstücke zur ..., Volume 1

Ludwig Karl Aegidi - 1861 - 462 pages
...despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholl)' inadmissible ; so that, rejecting the majority principle,...anarchy Or despotism in some form is all that is left, ^f I do not forget the position assumed by some, that constitutional questions are to be decided by...
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The History, Civil, Political and Military, of the Southern ..., Volume 2

Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 586 pages
...does, of necessity, fly to anarcby or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible. The rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible ; so that rejecting the majority principle, anarcby or despotism in some form is all that is left. " I do not forget the position assumed by some...
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The Law of Freedom and Bondage in the United States, Volume 2

John Codman Hurd - Conflict of laws - 1862 - 888 pages
...decisions (ante, p. 245, n.). President Lincoln, in his Inaugural, March 4, 1861, has said : — " I do not forget the position assumed by some, that...deny that such decisions must be binding in any case opon the parties to a suit, as to the object of that suit, while they are also entitled to very high...
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The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the ..., Volume 1

Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1864 - 694 pages
...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible....Supreme Court, nor do I deny that such decisions must bo binding in any case upon the parties to a suit, as to the object of that suit, while they are also...
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The Political History of the United States of America, During the Great ...

Edward McPherson - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 462 pages
...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible ; the rule of a> minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible...decided by the Supreme Court ; nor do I deny that sach .decision must be binding, in any case, upon the parties to a suit, as to the object of that suit,...
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History of the Administration of President Lincoln

Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to depotism. Unanimity is impossible ; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible...majority principle, anarchy or despotism in some form ia all that is left. I do not forget the position assumed by some, that constitutional questions are...
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History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches ...

Henry Jarvis Raymond - History - 1864 - 492 pages
...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to depotism. Unanimity is impossible ; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible;...rejecting the majority principle, anarchy or despotism hi some form is all that is left. I do not forget the position assumed by some, that constitutional...
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Life of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and ...

Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 878 pages
...of interests among the States to compose a new Union as to produce harmony only, and prevent renewed secession ? Plainly, the central idea of secession...are to b,e decided by the Supreme Court, nor do I deny-that such decisions must be binding in any case upon the parties to a suit, as to the object of...
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The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of ...

John Gilmary Shea - History - 1865 - 296 pages
...is the essence of anarchy. " A majority, held in restraint by constitutional check and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes...decisions must be binding in any case upon the parties tc a suit, as to the object of that suit, while they are also entitled to very high respect and consideration...
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The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of ...

John Gilmary Shea - History - 1865 - 300 pages
...is the essence of anarchy. " A majority, held in restraint by constitutional check and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes...decisions must be binding in any case upon the parties tc a suit, as to the object of that suit, while they are also entitled to very high respect and consideration...
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