| Edward Currier - United States - 1841 - 474 pages
...constitutional spheres ; avoiding, in the exe cise of the powers of one department, to encroach uf another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate...despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth... | |
| United States. President - Presidents - 1842 - 794 pages
...habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration to confine themselves within their respective constitutional...despotism. A just estimate of that love of power and proneness to abuse it which predominate in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth... | |
| M. Sears - Statesmen - 1842 - 586 pages
...of thinking, in a free country, should inspire caution, in those intrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional...despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pages
...country, should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves ivithin their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding,...despotism. A just estimate of that love of power and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth... | |
| Samuel Farmer Wilson - United States - 1843 - 452 pages
...country should inspire caution, in those entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves wilhin their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding,...another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate i!it: powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a... | |
| Rhode Island - Law - 1844 - 612 pages
...habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional...despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth... | |
| M. Sears - Statesmen - 1844 - 582 pages
...of thinking, in a free country, should inspire caution, in those intrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional...despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1845 - 492 pages
...habits of thinking in a free country, should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional...despotism. A just estimate of that love of power and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth... | |
| Horatio Hastings Weld - Presidents - 1845 - 250 pages
...government after him, " to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, refraining, in the exercise of the powers of one department, to...and thus to create, whatever the form of government, real despotism." He inculcates, with the most earnest eloquence, a regard to religion and morality.... | |
| Levi Carroll Judson - Conduct of life - 1846 - 334 pages
...of thinking, in a free country, should inspire caution in those intrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional...despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth... | |
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