 | Archibald Alison - Europe - 1835 - 772 pages
...principles, however specious the pretexts. One method of assault may be to effect in the forms ot the constitution alterations which will impair the energy...changes to which you may be invited, remember that thne and habit are at least as necessary to fix the true character of governments, as of other human... | |
 | Fisher Ames - Democracy - 1835 - 222 pages
...system, and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown. In all the changes to which you he invited, remember that time and habit are at least...the true character of governments, as of other human institutions ; that experience is the surest standard, by which to test the real tendency of the existing... | |
 | Fisher Ames - Democracy - 1835 - 242 pages
...the system, and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown. In all the changes to which you be invited, remember that time and habit are at least as necessary to flx the true character of governments, as of other human institutions ; that experience is the surest... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...principles, however specious the pretexts. One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the constitution, alterations which will impair the energy...human institutions—that experience is the surest stajndard, by which to test the real tendency of the existing constitution of a countiy—that facility... | |
 | Tracts - 1836 - 506 pages
...principles, however specious the pretext. One method of assault may be to effect in the form of the Constitution, alterations which will impair the energy...thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown. Remember that facility in changes, upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion, exposes to perpetual... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1836 - 500 pages
...principles, however specious the pretext. One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the constitution, alterations which will impair the energy of the system; and thus to undermine what can not be directly 'overthrown. In all the changes to which you may be invited, remember that time... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1837 - 620 pages
...principles, however specious the pretexts. One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the constitution, alterations, which will impair the energy...the true character of governments, as of other human institutions; that experience is the surest standard, by which to test the real tendency of the existing... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1837 - 246 pages
...principles, however specious the pretexts. One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the constitution, alterations which will impair the energy...at least as necessary to fix the true character of government, as of other human institutions ; that experience is the surest standard, by which to test... | |
 | George Washington - 1838 - 114 pages
...principles, however specious the pretexts. One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the Constitution, alterations which will impair the energy...the true character of Governments, as of other human institutions; that experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1838 - 804 pages
...care the spirit of innovation upon the principles of the government, however specious the pretext." " Time and habit are at least as necessary to fix the true character of governments, as of other institutions. Experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendencies of the existing... | |
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One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the Constitution, alterations which will impair the energy of the system; and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown. In all the changes to which you may be invited, remember that time... 
