 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,...  Chronicle of the conquest of Granada - Page 1681by Washington Irving - 1859Full view - About this book
 | John Frost - 1847 - 602 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 in the ab3c2 solute power of an individual ; and, sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faction, more... | |
 | Alexis Poole - 1847 - 514 pages
...itself a frightful despotism. But this 19 leads at length toa more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose m the absolute power of an individual; and, sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faction,... | |
 | Levi Carroll Judson - Conduct of life - 1848 - 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... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1848 - 424 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... | |
 | United States - 1848 - 594 pages
...ages und countries has perpetrated the must horrid enormities, is in itself a frightful despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this despotism to the purpose of his own elevation on the rnins nf the public liberty." The fear expressed... | |
 | Andrew White Young - Law - 1848 - 244 pages
...despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the tninds of men to seek aecurity and repose in the absolute power of an individual...the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of the public liberty. make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it. It... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1848 - 146 pages
...itself frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitor, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty.... | |
 | Andrew White Young - United States - 1848 - 304 pages
...Trie-disorders and miseries which result, g.adually incline the minds of men to seek securty and repose in th« absolute power of an individual ; and, sooner or later,...the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of the public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which neveitheless ought... | |
 | United States - 1848 - 624 pages
...nges and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is in itself a frightful despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...and sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faclion, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this despotism to the purpose of his... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1848 - 472 pages
...miseries which result, gradually incline the minds oi men to seek security and repose in the at solute power of an individual ; and sooner or later, the...c.Hief of some prevailing faction, more able or more forti nate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the... | |
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