Eighty Years of Republican Government in the United StatesJohn Murray, 1868 - 288 Seiten |
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... tion , to review the changes which have been made in it in subsequent times , and to describe its present condition and mode of working . To fulfil these ends the author has examined with care the writings and speeches of the eminent ...
... tion , to review the changes which have been made in it in subsequent times , and to describe its present condition and mode of working . To fulfil these ends the author has examined with care the writings and speeches of the eminent ...
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... tion that they must not be in conflict with the Constitution . And who are the law - makers ? The delegates elected by the people — and they are no more than delegates . They constantly consult the sense and wishes of their constituents ...
... tion that they must not be in conflict with the Constitution . And who are the law - makers ? The delegates elected by the people — and they are no more than delegates . They constantly consult the sense and wishes of their constituents ...
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... of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government . " Judge Story remarks of the Constitu- 7 Lord Brougham on the ' British Constitution , ' chapter xvii . tion that " its framers were not bold or rash.
... of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government . " Judge Story remarks of the Constitu- 7 Lord Brougham on the ' British Constitution , ' chapter xvii . tion that " its framers were not bold or rash.
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Louis John Jennings. tion that " its framers were not bold or rash enough to believe or to pronounce it to be perfect . They made use of the best lights which they possessed to form and adjust its parts and mould its materials . But they ...
Louis John Jennings. tion that " its framers were not bold or rash enough to believe or to pronounce it to be perfect . They made use of the best lights which they possessed to form and adjust its parts and mould its materials . But they ...
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... tion shows what the government was intended to be , and in so far as it does this it is still valuable . Contemporary history and legislation alone show what the government really is . The Constitution has not been expressly abandoned ...
... tion shows what the government was intended to be , and in so far as it does this it is still valuable . Contemporary history and legislation alone show what the government really is . The Constitution has not been expressly abandoned ...
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Seite 16 - The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men at all times and under all circumstances. No doctrine involving more pernicious consequences was ever invented by the wit of man than that any of its provisions can be suspended during any of the great exigencies of government.
Seite 220 - She was dead. No sleep so beautiful and calm, so free from trace of pain, so fair to look upon. She seemed a creature fresh from the hand of God, and waiting for the breath of life — not one who had lived and suffered death. Her couch was dressed with here and there some winter berries and green leaves, gathered in a spot she had been used to favor. " When I die, put near me something that has loved the light, and had the sky above it always.
Seite 191 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Seite 20 - CHARLES) Principles of Geology; or, the Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants considered as illustrative of Geology.
Seite 3 - More Worlds than One. The Creed of the Philosopher and the Hope of the Christian.
Seite 78 - It is agreed on all sides, that the powers properly belonging to one of the departments ought not to be directly and completely administered by either of the other departments. It is equally evident, that none of them ought to possess, directly or indirectly, an overruling influence over the others, in the administration of their respective powers.
Seite 169 - I do not hesitate to say that the road to eminence and power, from obscure condition, ought not to be made too easy, nor a thing too much of course. If rare merit be the rarest of all rare things, it ought to pass through some sort of probation.
Seite 19 - Friends and Contemporaries of the Lord Chancellor Clarendon, illustrative of Portraits in his Gallery. "With a Descriptive Account of the Pictures, and Origin of the Collection.
Seite 190 - And no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his person, liberty, or estate, for worshipping GOD in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience; or for his religious profession or sentiments; provided he doth not disturb the public peace, or obstruct others in their religious worship.
Seite 161 - Complaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens, equally the friends of public and private faith, and of public and personal liberty, that our governments are too unstable, that the public good is disregarded in the conflicts of rival parties, and that measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of an interested and overbearing majority.