 The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the...  The World Almanac and Book of Facts - Page 901906Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 376 pages
...form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness ,to ahMse it. which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient...depositories, and constituting each the guardian of public weal against invasions by the others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern: some... | |
 | Statesmen - 1824 - 516 pages
...of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in Hie human heart, is sufficient to satisfv us of the truth of this position. The necessity of...depositories, and constituting each the guardian of public weal against invasions by the others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern ; some... | |
 | Statesmen - 1824 - 518 pages
...whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate ot that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1833 - 746 pages
...evil, any partial or transient benefit which the use can, at any time, yield." What is the meaning- of the necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing into different depositories, and constituting each the guardian of the public weal against the invasion... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - Presidents - 1826 - 234 pages
...real 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...depositories, and constituting each the guardian of the publick weal against invasions by the others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern; some... | |
 | J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - Elocution - 1828 - 314 pages
...whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and prone,ness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart,...experiments ancient and modern: some of them in our own country, and nndcr our own eyes. To preserve them must be as necessary as to institute them. — If,... | |
 | Noah Webster - United States - 1832 - 340 pages
...form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuae it, ,which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient...depositories, and constituting each the guardian of public weal against invasions by others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern, some of... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1832 - 278 pages
...real 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...into different depositories, and constituting each tha guardian of the public weal against invasions of the others, Has been evinced by experiments ancient... | |
 | Noah Webster - United States - 1832 - 378 pages
...whatever the form. of government, a real 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 "Til, . truth of this position. The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power,... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1833 - 248 pages
...despotism. A just estimate ol that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates .11 the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the...depositories, and constituting each the guardian of public weal against invasions by the others, has been evinced by experimentsancientandmodern; some... | |
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