 | Constitutional law - 1802 - 344 pages
...by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited period, or during good behaviour. It is essential to such a government, that it be derived...society, not from an inconsiderable proportion, or a favoured class of it ; otherwise a handful of tyrannical nobles, exercising their oppressions by a... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited period, or during good behaviour. It is essential to such a government, that it be derived...society, not from an inconsiderable proportion, or a favoured class of it; otherwise a handful of tyrannical nobles, exercising their oppressions by a delegation... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited period, or during good behaviour. It is essential to such a government, that it be derived...society, not from an inconsiderable proportion, or a favoured class of it ; otherwise a handful of tyrannical nobles, exercising their oppressions by a... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1837 - 516 pages
...by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited period, Ot during good behaviour. It is essential to such a government, that it be derived from the great body of the society, not fron) an inconsiderable proportion, or a favoured class of it ; otherwise a handful of tyrannical nobles,... | |
 | George Washington Frost Mellen - Constitutional history - 1841 - 452 pages
...number of governments which were called republics, but were not really so in fact, he said, — " It is essential to such a government, that it be derived from the great body of society, — not from any inconsiderable proportion, or a favored class of it; otherwise, a handful... | |
 | Elisha Reynolds Potter - Rhode Island - 1842 - 76 pages
...by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited period, or during good behavior. It is essential to such a government that it be derived...exercising their oppressions by a delegation of their powers, might aspire to the rank of republicans, and claim for their government the honorable title... | |
 | Constitutional history - 1842 - 492 pages
...by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited period, or during good behavior. It is essential to such a government, that it be derived...exercising their oppressions by a delegation of their powers, might aspire to the rank of republicans, and claim for their government the honorable title... | |
 | Frances Harriet Green - Dorr Rebellion, 1842 - 1844 - 340 pages
...Madison's definition of a republic. " It is essential to such a government," (that is republican) " that it be derived from the great body of the society, not from an inconsiderable proportion or favored class ofit; otherwise, a handful of tyrannical nobles, exercising their oppressions by a delegation... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Hallett - Constitutional history - 1848 - 84 pages
...have so long denied participation in government to the people : — " It is essential to a republican government that it be derived from the great body...exercising their oppressions by a delegation of their powers, might aspire to the rank of republicans, and claim for their government the honorable title... | |
 | Maryland. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1851 - 620 pages
...it be lerived from the great body oflhe society, not from an inconstuVroo/e jiroporfion or а farmed class of it; otherwise, a handful of tyrannical nobles,...their power, might aspire to the rank of republicans, ind claim for their government the honorable title of republic. " It is essential for such a Government... | |
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... a Government which derives all its powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the People, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited period, or during good behavior. It is essential to such a Government,... 
