 | Henry Clay Watson - United States - 1854 - 1012 pages
...demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume. It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking, in a free coimtry, should inspire ( caution in those intrusted with its administration, to confine themselves... | |
 | Furman Sheppard - Constitutional law - 1855 - 342 pages
...demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume. It is important, likewise, that the habits...tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of Government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1855 - 714 pages
...demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume. It is important, likewise, that the habits...tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that... | |
 | Furman Sheppard - 1855 - 338 pages
...demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bunting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume. It is important, likewise, that the habits...tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of Government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1968 - 1332 pages
...be proposed by the Congress' ". . . . EXHIBIT 20 EXCERPT FBOM GEOBOE WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS "It is important likewise, that the habits of thinking...tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A Just estimate of that... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary - 1971 - 662 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...tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one. and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real depotism. "If, in the opinion of... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations - 1974 - 444 pages
...changed too much in the last 177 years. I might read a couple of short sentences from his address: The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism, And a little later he... | |
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It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking, in a free country, should inspire caution in those intrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding, in the exercise of the powers... 
