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Washington's Political Legacies: To which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing ... - Page 80
by George Washington - 1800 - 300 pages
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Lives of the Heroes of the American Revolution ... Also Embracing the ...

John Frost - United States - 1848 - 424 pages
...length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose...the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of the public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which, nevertheless, ought...
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First Lessons in Civil Government: Including a Comprehensive View of the ...

Andrew White Young - Law - 1848 - 244 pages
...despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the tninds of men to seek aecurity and repose in the absolute power of an individual...the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of the public liberty. make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it. It...
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The United States Democratic Review, Volume 23

United States - 1848 - 594 pages
...enormities, is in itself a frightful despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose...or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this despotism to the purpose of his own elevation on the rnins nf the public liberty." The fear expressed...
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The Principles of Civil Government Familiarly Illustrated: Including a ...

Andrew White Young - United States - 1848 - 304 pages
...Trie-disorders and miseries which result, g.adually incline the minds of men to seek securty and repose in th« absolute power of an individual ; and, sooner or later,...the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of the public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which neveitheless ought...
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The Lives of the Presidents of the United States: Embracing a Brief History ...

Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1848 - 146 pages
...length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose...prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitor, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty....
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The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, Volume 23

United States - 1848 - 624 pages
...enormities, is in itself a frightful despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose...and sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faclion, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this despotism to the purpose of his...
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Proposed Amendments to Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration. Special Subcommittee on Amendments to Rule XXII. - Cloture - 1957 - 380 pages
...but in those of the popular forum it is seen in its greatest rankness and is truly their worst enemy. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight, the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to...
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Proposed Amendments to Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration. Special Subcommittee on Amendments to Rule XXII. - Cloture - 1957 - 380 pages
...but in those of the popular forum it is seen in its greatest rankness and is truly their worst enemy. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight, the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to...
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Hearings

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration - 1957 - 402 pages
...but in those of the popular forum it is seen in its greatest rankness and is truly their worst enemy. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight, the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to...
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The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Volume 20

Alexander Hamilton - Biography & Autobiography - 1961 - 630 pages
...at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result prepare the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an Individual. And some leader of a prevailing faction more able or more fortunate than his competitors converts this...
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