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" Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible ; so that, rejecting the majority principle, anarchy or despotism in some form is all that is left. "
The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, with Biographical ... - Page 112
by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - 1862
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The Negro and the Nation: A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement

George Spring Merriam - African Americans - 1906 - 482 pages
...that " the central idea of Secession is anarchy." " Unanimity is impossible, the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible;...anarchy or despotism in some form is all that is left." In the address there is not one word of heat or bitterness ; it is all in the spirit of his words spoken...
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The Civil War: The National View

Francis Newton Thorpe - History - 1906 - 626 pages
...it, does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible...anarchy or despotism, in some form, is all that is left. "Physically speaking, we cannot separate. We cannot remove our respective sections from each other,...
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The Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln - 1908 - 148 pages
...Indepen dence necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority as a permanent arrangement is wholly inadmissible;...anarchy or despotism in some form is all that is left. First Inaugural Address. March 4, 1 86 1. 'HAT constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence...
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William Fitzhugh Gordon: A Virginian of the Old School: His Life, Times and ...

Armistead Churchill Gordon - 1909 - 422 pages
...power conferred upon the Supreme Court by this section, in his first inaugural, in which he said: > "I do not forget the position assumed by some that...questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court, not do I deny that such questions must be binding upon the parties to that suit, while they are also...
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LINDSAY TODD DAMON, A. B.

The Lake English Classics WASHINGTON WEBSTER AND LINCOLN - 1910 - 158 pages
...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minor25 ity, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible;...constitutional questions are to be decided by the Su30 preme Court; nor do I deny that such decisions must be binding, in any case, upon the parties...
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Washington, Webster and Lincoln: Selections for the College Entrance English ...

George Washington - 1910 - 156 pages
...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minor25 ity, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible...constitutional questions are to be decided by the Su30 preme Court ; nor do I deny that such decisions must be binding, in any case, upon the parties...
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American Public Addresses

Joseph Villiers Denney - 1910 - 348 pages
...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minor25 ity, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible;...constitutional questions are to be decided by the Sus0 preme Court; nor do I deny that such decisions must be binding, in any case, upon the parties...
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Bench Vs. Bar, Or, Judicial Answers to Saloon Arguments

Lemuel Dyer Lilly - Liquor laws - 1910 - 56 pages
...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible;...anarchy or despotism in some form is all that is left.' In order to make their argument hold good, these advocates of personal liberty must make it appear...
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Standard Classics with Biographical Sketches and Helpful Notes: Arranged and ...

English literature - 1910 - 408 pages
...it, does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible....anarchy or despotism, in some form, is all that is left. 35 I do not forget the position assumed by some that constitutional questions are to be decided by...
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American Government and Politics

Charles Austin Beard - Political science - 1910 - 814 pages
...inaugural address, he gave a temperate and reasoned view of the place of the Supreme Court in our system: "I do not forget the position, assumed by some, that constitutional questions arc to be decided by the Supreme Court ; nor do I deny that such decisions must be binding, in any...
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