 | Presidents - 1853 - 514 pages
...constitutional spheres ; avoiding, in the exercise of the powers of one department, to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the...of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and prorrencss to fibnse it, which predominates in the humaadlRtrt, is sufficient... | |
 | Lewis C. Munn - Autographs - 1853 - 450 pages
...constitutional spheres, avoiding, in the exercise of the powers of one department, to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the...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... | |
 | Joseph Bartlett Burleigh - Parliamentary practice - 1853 - 354 pages
...constitutional spheres ; avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another. — The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the...of all the departments in one, and thus to create, [64] whatever [the form of government, a real]65 despotism. — A just estimate of that love of power,... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - Presidents - 1853 - 466 pages
...the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachinent tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever tlia Vol.11. 10 form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness... | |
 | William Hickey - Constitutional history - 1854 - 588 pages
...constitutional spheres, avoiding, in the exercise of the powers of one department, to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the...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... | |
 | Henry Clay Watson - United States - 1854 - 1012 pages
...constitutional spheres; avoiding, in the exercise of the powers of one department, to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the...of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominate in the human heart, is sufficient... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1854 - 616 pages
...constitutional spheres, avoiding, in the exercise of the powers of one department, to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the...government, a real despotism. A just estimate of. that love of power and proneness to abuse it which predominate in the human heart, is sufficient to... | |
 | Hugh Seymour Tremenheere - Constitutions - 1854 - 422 pages
...laws, and to maintain all in the secure and tranquil enjoyment of the rights of person and property." " The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the...of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, satisfy us of the truth of this position. The necessity... | |
 | Jonathan French - 1854 - 534 pages
...constitutional spheres; avoiding, in the exercise of the powers of one department, to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the...of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominate in the human heart, is sufficient... | |
 | Furman Sheppard - Constitutional law - 1855 - 338 pages
...constitutional spheres, avoiding, in the exercise of the powers of one department, to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the...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... | |
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It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those intrusted with its administration to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of... 
