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" There can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or body of magistrates," or, " if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers... "
War Powers Under the Constitution of the United States: Military Arrests ... - Page 569
by William Whiting - 1871 - 695 pages
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The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value ..., Volume 93

Abraham Clark Freeman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1903 - 1076 pages
..."Montesquie's Dissertation on the Spirit of the Laws," in which he said: "There is no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers. When the legislative and executive powers are united in one body or person, there can be no liberty,...
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The Life and Times of Thomas Smith, 1745-1809: A Pennsylvania Member of the ...

Burton Alva Konkle - Legislators - 1903 - 528 pages
...nature to receive a determination here. The great Montesquieu declares that -there is no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers. Were it joined with the legislative, the life and liberty of the subject would be exposed to arbitrary...
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Annual Report of the Illinois State Bar Association

Illinois State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1903 - 1024 pages
...every writer of repute upon the subject was agreed with Montesquieu "there can be no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers.'' He also declared the judiciary the weakest branch of the government. The novel experiment caused most...
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Proceedings of the Nebraska State Bar Association, Volume 5

Nebraska State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1912 - 166 pages
...free people, an independent judiciary?" And then quoting Montesquien : "There is no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers. If it were joined to the legislative power, authority over the life and liberty of the citizens would...
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The Works of Alexander Hamilton, Volume 12

Alexander Hamilton - Finance - 1904 - 436 pages
...distinct from both the legislature and the Executive. For I agree, that " there is no liberty, if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers." * And it proves, in the last place, that as liberty can have nothing to fear from the judiciary alone, but...
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Journals of the Continental Congress 1774-1789, Volume 1

United States. Continental Congress - Constitutional history - 1904 - 212 pages
...times of the year, and pursuant to a form and manner prescribed by law. There is no liberty, if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers." "Military men belong to a profession, which may be useful, but is often dangerous." — "The enjoyment...
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Duties and Powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission: Hearings Before the ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce - Interstate commerce - 1905 - 322 pages
...framers of the Constitution having adopted the view of Montesquieu that "there is no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers." A DELUSIVE PLEA. Unfortunately, the President of the United States has been deluded into the acceptance...
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Railroad Regulation in Wisconsin: Letter Addressed to Joseph Nimmo, Jr ...

Joseph Nimmo (Jr.) - Railroads - 1905 - 40 pages
...and by Judge Story, all of whom adopted the opinion of Montesquieu that "there is no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers." By fully adopting this view the United States became the only nation on the globe in which the "judicial...
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Hearings: Duties and Powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Hearings ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - Interstate commerce - 1905 - 332 pages
...and by Judge Story, both of whom adopted the opinion of Montesquieu that "there is no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers." By the adoption of this view the United States became the only nation on the globe in which the "judicial...
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The Canadian Law Review, Volume 2

Law - 1903 - 732 pages
...distinct from both the Legislature and the executive. For I agree that 'there it no liberty, if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers.' " With this view of the judiciary, and for the purpose of stimulating the spirit of independence, the...
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