 | William Hickey - Constitutional history - 1851 - 580 pages
...useful checks upon the administration of the Government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This, within certain limits, is probably true; and...salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not... | |
 | Indiana - 1851 - 720 pages
...party. Hut in those of the popular character, in Governments purely elective, it isa «pint not to ha encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain...salutary purpose. And, there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. Afire not... | |
 | John Frost - 1851 - 1058 pages
...to be encouraged. From the natural tendency, it is certain there iu.--.-as WASHINGTON'S VALEDICTORY. will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose ; and there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not... | |
 | George Washington - 1852 - 76 pages
...useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This, within certain limits, is probably true, and...salutary purpose ; and there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not... | |
 | Lewis C. Munn - Autographs - 1853 - 450 pages
...useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This, within certain limits, is probably true ; and...salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not... | |
 | William L. Hickey - Constitutional history - 1853 - 588 pages
...useful checks upon the administration of the Government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This, within certain limits, is probably true; and...tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of thai spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought... | |
 | Presidents - 1853 - 514 pages
...useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This, within certain limits, is probably true; and...with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From the natural... | |
 | Joseph Bartlett Burleigh - Parliamentary practice - 1853 - 354 pages
...checks upon the Administration of the Government, and serve to keep alive the Spirit of Liberty. — This within certain limits is probably true — and...cast, Patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favour, upon the spirit of party. — But in those of the popular character, in Governments purely... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - Biography & Autobiography - 1962 - 296 pages
...useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This, within certain limits, is probably true; and,...cast, patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favour, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective,... | |
 | Roger H. Brown - History - 1971 - 260 pages
...the famous Farewell Address, had warned his countrymen against "the spirit of party." In governments "of the popular character, in Governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged." Distrust of parties explained Jefferson's remark that it would be the "bitterest" day of his life when... | |
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This within certain limits is probably true; and in governments of a monarchical cast, patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit... 
