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 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...his own elevation, on the ' ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which, never16 theless, ought nut to be entirely... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looting forward to an extremity of this Vmft, ( 16 theless, ought not to be entirely out of... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1837 - 246 pages
...is itself frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a formal and permanent despotism. • The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...and repose in the absolute power of an individual. And,soonerorlater, the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors,... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1837 - 620 pages
...itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose hi the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more... | |
 | United States - 1811 - 448 pages
...more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually in clinethe minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individ al . and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more fortunate than his competitors,... | |
 | George Washington - 1838 - 114 pages
...itself, a frightful despotism : But this leads, at length, to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turne this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of publick liberty. Without... | |
 | L. Carroll Judson - 1839 - 364 pages
...is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...his. own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which, nevertheless, ought not to be entirely... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional law - 1840 - 394 pages
...itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries, which result, gradually incline...his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely... | |
 | United States - 1840 - 128 pages
...itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of the public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which nevertheless ought... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - Presidents - 1840 - 256 pages
...enormities, is itself frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his comjietitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty.... | |
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