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 - Pagina 1191827Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Richard Snowden - 1809 - 396 pagina’s
...gradually incline the mintls of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an in^ dividual : and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction,...than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purpose of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity... | |
| John Corry - 1809 - 262 pagina’s
...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...some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate that his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of... | |
| Ignatius Thomson - 1810 - 220 pagina’s
...fecurify and repofe in the abfolute power of an individual ; 62. 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. 63. Without looking... | |
| David Ramsay - 1811 - 522 pagina’s
...which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power ofan individual ; and sooner or later the chief of some...his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty.' " V.'.'thout looking forward to an extremity of this-ku.d, which nevertheless ought not to be entirely... | |
| Noah Webster - 1813 - 226 pagina’s
...sooner or later the chicf ofsome prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his compctitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of publie Liberty. IS. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ou^ht... | |
| David Ramsay - 1814 - 274 pagina’s
...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...purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public Ur Herty. " Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, which nevertheless ought not to be... | |
| Richard Snowden - 1819 - 324 pagina’s
...and repose in the absolute power of an individual: and sooner or later the ehief of some prevail ing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition fothe purpose of his own elevaiion, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward to an extermity... | |
| Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 pagina’s
...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...able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this.disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. 19. This spirit,... | |
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