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Statistical View of the Executive and Legislative Department of the ... - Page 13
by Alexis Poole - 1847
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Life of George Washington, Volume 5

Washington Irving - Celebrities - 1859 - 524 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...in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres;...
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An Inquiry Into the Formation of Washington's Farewell Address ...

Horace Binney - 1859 - 262 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...in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres;...
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Chronicle of the conquest of Granada

Washington Irving - 1859 - 468 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...lest, [instead of warming, it should]' consume.-— Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable...
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A Compendium of American Literature: Chronologically Arranged, with ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...25. ITU M .»•'',: T. 1793 ri 1793 61 1786 1797 64 66 &pt. 16. 1798 66 Ji^y 3. 1799 <7 X>«.14. i uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume. Of all the dispositions aud habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable...
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The Idea of a Party System: The Rise of Legitimate Opposition in the United ...

Richard Hofstadter - History - 1969 - 306 pages
...constant danger of an excess of it. He closed this passage by branding the spirit of party in a metaphor: "A fire not to be quenched; it demands a uniform vigilance...flame, lest instead of warming, it should consume." No one can doubt that by the end of his administration Washington's role had become that of a committed...
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The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Volume 20

Alexander Hamilton - Biography & Autobiography - 1961 - 630 pages
...constant 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 to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest it should not only warm but consume.12 It is in a particular manner to be regretted that our parties...
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Executive Privilege--secrecy in Government: Hearings Before the Subcommittee ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations - Executive privilege (Government information) - 1976 - 670 pages
...others is as great today as when Washington, in his Farewell Address, felt impelled to caution that : "It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking...their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in UKexercise of the powers of one department, to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends...
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Relating to the Calling of an Atlantic Exploratory Convention. Hearings ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations - 1955 - 172 pages
...Committee through this Resolution 12, calling for nn "exploratory convention." Again quoting Washington, "It is important likewise that the habits of thinking...in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres."...
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Constitutional Issues Relating to the Proposed Genocide Convention: Hearing ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution - Constitutional law - 1985 - 790 pages
...with the provisions of the US Constitution. In the words of George Washington, "It is important * * * that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres.*...
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Presidents Above Party: The First American Presidency, 1789-1829

Ralph Ketcham - History - 1987 - 294 pages
...constant 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...flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume." When such vigilance was lacking, Washington warned, "the alternate domination of one faction over another...
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