 By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens or to the permanent and aggregate...  The Federalist: On the New Constitution - Page 50by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1817 - 477 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Constitutional law - 1802 - 344 pages
...citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse...faction: The one, by removing its causes ; the other, by controling its effects. There are again two methods of removing the causes of faction : The one, by... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1814 - 602 pages
...citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest, adverse...permanent and aggregate interests of the community." " The inference to which we are brought is that the causes of faction cannot be removed ; and that... | |
 | Artemas Ward - United States - 1814 - 68 pages
...of citizens whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest adverse...permanent and aggregate interests of the community." " The inference to which we are brought is, that the causes of faction cannot be removed ; and that... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1825 - 742 pages
...citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who arc united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse...the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent interest of the community " The gentleman from New York cannot submit to an election by this House,... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 542 pages
...citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest, adverse...permanent and aggregate interests of the community. The inference to which we are brought is, that the causes of faction cannot be removed; and that relief... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 564 pages
...sometimes assumes a shape, which threatens the overthrow of the government itself. 3 § 491. There are but two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction; the one, by removing its causes, which, in a free government, is impracticable without the destruction of liberty; the other, by controlling... | |
 | Speeches, Addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 550 pages
...citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united «nd tctuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest, adverse...permanent and aggregate interests of the community. The inference to which we are brought is, that the causes of faction cannot be removed ; and that reliefs... | |
 | Speeches, Addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 552 pages
...citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest, adverse...permanent and aggregate interests of the community. The inference to which we are brought is, that the causes of faction cannot be removed ; and that relief... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1837 - 516 pages
...of citizens, whether amounting to majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse...: The one, by removing its causes ; the other, by controling its effects. There are again two methods of removing the causes of faction : The one, by... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1840 - 554 pages
...citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest, adverse...permanent and aggregate interests of the community. The inference to which we are brought is, that the causes of faction cannot be removed ; and that relief... | |
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