The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors,... Eloquence of the United States - Page 1191827Full view - About this book
| 1796 - 502 pages
...mote able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this diipofition to the purpofes of his owp elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without...extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of fight) the common and continual mifchiets of the fpirit of рапу are fufficient... | |
| 1797 - 856 pages
...prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this difpofition to the purpofes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty....looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which neverthelefs ought not to be entirely out of fight), the common and continued mifihiefs of the fpirit... | |
| John Debritt - Europe - 1797 - 546 pages
...fecurity and repofe in the abfolute power of an individual; and, fooncr or later, the chief of fome prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this difpolition to the purpofcs of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward... | |
| English poetry - 1797 - 846 pages
...fecurity and repofe in the abfolute power of an individual ; and, fooner or later, the chief of fome prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this difpofition to the purpofes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward... | |
| John Payne, James Hardie - Genesee Region (N.Y.) - 1799 - 662 pages
...prevailing faflion more able or more fortunate than his competitors, tarns this difpofnion to the purpofes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty....looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which neverlhelefs ought not to be entirely out of fight) the common and continual mifchiefs of «he fpirit... | |
| George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 240 pages
...miseries which result,gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and sooner or later the chief...extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be intirely out of sight) the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party, are sufficient to... | |
| George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 232 pages
...miseries which result,gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief...the ruins of public liberty. WITHOUT looking forward 4<3 an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be intirely out of sight) the common... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 788 pages
...fortunate thun Ills competitors, turns thi* difpofition to the purpofes of his own elevation, [»99 yaiion, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of lliiskii)d( which neverthelefs ought not to be entirely out of fight) the common and ccmleft, inftead... | |
| 654 pages
...prevailing Faftion, more able or more fortunate than his Competitors; turns this dilpofition to the purpofes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty....looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which never* thelefs ouaht not to be entirely out of light) the common and continued mifchiefs of the fpirit... | |
| United States. President - Presidents - 1805 - 276 pages
...miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual : and sooner or later the chief...extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight) the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to... | |
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