 The alternate domination of one faction over another sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length...  The Wide-awake Gift: A Know-nothing Token for 1855 - Page 24edited by - 1855 - 312 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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 Debritt - 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... | |
 | George Washington - 1800 - 240 pages
...ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is 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 absolute power of an individual... | |
 | 1802 - 440 pages
...ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent...disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. WITHOUT looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless... | |
 | United States. President - 1805 - 276 pages
...and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. — But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent...disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1805 - 398 pages
...ages and countries, has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism....But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries, which generally result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power... | |
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism.. ..But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent...this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of public liberty. " Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which nevertheless... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1807 - 486 pages
...and countries has perpetrated the the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism ; but this leads at length to a more formal and permanent...this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of public liberty. " Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless... | |
 | 1807 - 772 pages
...horrid enprmities, is itself a most horrid despotism. FÏIU this leads at length to ,i more turni,-il and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries...and, sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing fa.tVon» more able cr more fortunate than his competitors., turns this, disposition to the purposes... | |
 | 734 pages
...countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself," says he, " a frightful despotism. But this leads at length, to a more formal and permanent...the minds of men to seek security and repose in the alwolute power of an iudi-' vidual, and sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faction, move... | |
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