 | Edward McPherson - History - 1865 - 680 pages
...sovereign of а freo people. Whoever rejects it, does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible ; the rule of a minority,...inadmissible ; so that, rejecting the majority principle, annrohy or despotism in some form is all that is left. Ido not forget the position assumed by some,... | |
 | Mrs. P. A. Hanaford - 1865 - 230 pages
...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible : the rule of a majority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible;...majority principle, anarchy or despotism, in some ibrm, is all that is left. " I do not forget the position assumed by some, that constitutional questions... | |
 | Slavery - 1866 - 288 pages
...of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible ; and the rule of a majority, as a permanent arrangement, is •wholly inadmissible....deny that such decisions must be binding in any case up6n the parties to a suit, as to the object of that suit, while they are also entitled to very high... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 574 pages
...sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it, does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as...anarchy or despotism, in some form, is all that is left. "1 do not forget the position assumed by some that constitutional questions are to be decided by the... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 568 pages
...sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it, does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as...anarchy or despotism, in some form, is all that is left. " 1 do not forget the position assumed by some that constitutional questions are to be decided by the... | |
 | J. Arthur Partridge - United States - 1866 - 566 pages
...Constitution. repudiate it as a precedent, and then to solemnly declare his intention to preserve the Union. " I " do not forget the position assumed by some that..." Supreme Court, nor do I deny that such decisions " are binding in any case upon the parties to a suit, "as to the object of that suit, while they are... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - Presidents - 1866 - 578 pages
...sovereign of ft free people. Whoever rejects it, does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible ; the rule of a minority,...majority principle, anarchy or despotism, in some fonn, is all that is left. " I do not forget the position assumed by some that constitutional questions... | |
 | Samuel Tyler - Electronic books - 1872 - 674 pages
...would disregard the decision of the Dred Scott case. " I do not forget," said President Lincoln, " the position assumed by some, that constitutional...decided by the Supreme Court; nor do I deny that such decision must be binding, in any case, upon the parties to a suit, while they are also entitled to... | |
 | Ward Hill Lamon - 1872 - 630 pages
...sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible : the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible ; BO that, rejecting the majority principle, anarchy or despotism in some form is all that is left.... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1873 - 786 pages
...sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as...decided by the Supreme Court, nor do I deny that such decision must be binding, in any case, upon the parties to a suit, as to the object of that suit, while... | |
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A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it does, of necessity, fly to anarchy... 
