 The Executive not only dispenses the honors, but holds the sword of the community. The Legislature not only commands the purse, but prescribes the rules by which the duties and rights of every citizen are to be regulated. The Judiciary, on the contrary,...  Paley's Moral and Political Philosophy - Page 251by William Paley - 1835 - 298 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...be devised in any government, to secure a steady, upright, and impartial administration of the laws. not only commands the purse, but prescribes the rules...either the sword or the purse ; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society ; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them. The executive not only dispenses the honours, but holds the sword of the community : the legislature not only commands the purse, hut prescribes the rules by which the duties and rights of every citizen are to be regulated :^the... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1827 - 674 pages
...to the political rights of the Constitution," of all the departments; that it "dispenses no honours; has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of society; ,and can take no active resolution whatever;" that "though... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1837 - 516 pages
...will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them. The executive not only dispenses the honours, but holds the sword of the community : the legislature...either the sword or the purse ; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society ; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly... | |
 | Andrew White Young - Economics - 1839 - 472 pages
...arises from the natural weakness of the judiciary. It has been remarked with much apparent truth, that " the executive not only dispenses the honors, but holds...either the sword or the purse ; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society ; neither FORCE nor WILL, but judgment." ยง 100. Permanency... | |
 | Andrew White Young - Economics - 1840 - 348 pages
...arises from the natural weakness of the judiciary. It has been remarked with much apparent truth, that " the executive not only dispenses the honors, but holds...: the legislature not only commands the purse, but proscribes the rules by which the duties and rights of every citizen are to be regulated : the judiciary,... | |
 | Constitutional history - 1842 - 492 pages
...political rights of the constitution ; because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them. The executive not only dispenses the honors, but holds...either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society ; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly... | |
 | Andrew White Young - Constitutional history - 1839 - 384 pages
...arises from the natural weakness of the judiciary. It has been remarked with much apparent truth, that " the executive not only dispenses the honors, but holds...citizen are to be regulated : the judiciary, on the con. trary, has no influence over either the sword or the purse ; no direction either of the strength... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1851 - 642 pages
...political rights of the constitution ; because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them. The executive not only dispenses the honors, but holds...either the sword or the purse ; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society ; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly... | |
 | Charles Bishop Goodrich - United States - 1853 - 364 pages
...political rights of the constitution, because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them. The executive not only dispenses the honors, but holds...either the sword or the purse, no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society, and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly... | |
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