| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1817 - 570 pages
...inducements to sacrifice the weaker party, or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is, that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention...lives, as they have been violent in their deaths. Theoretic politicians, who kave patronised this species of government, have erroneously supposed, that... | |
| James Madison, John Jay - 1818 - 882 pages
...sacrifice the weaker party, or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is, that such democracies have ever heen spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever...lives, as they have been violent in their deaths. Theoretic politicians, who have patronised this species of government, have erroneously supposed, that,... | |
| James Madison, John Jay - 1826 - 736 pages
...inducements to sacrifice the weaker party, or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is, that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention...lives, as they have been violent in their deaths. Theoretic politicians, who have patronized this species of government, have erroneously supposed, that... | |
| United States. Congress - 1859 - 634 pages
...from reflection, of the truth of Mr. Madison's observation about pure democracies, that they " hare ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention;...lives, as they have been violent in their deaths." They knew from the examples furnished by Greece and Italy, that it is impossible, in a pure democracy,... | |
| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1837 - 516 pages
...inducements to sacrifice the 'weaker party, or an obnoxious individual. He.nce it is, that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention...lives, as they have been violent in their deaths. Theoretic politicians, who have patronized this species of govemment, have erroneously supposed, that... | |
| George Bowyer - 1854 - 424 pages
...inducements to sacrifice the weaker party, or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is, that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention,...their lives as they have been violent in their deaths. Theoretic politicians, who have patronized this species of government, have erroneously supposed that... | |
| George Robertson - 1855 - 422 pages
...inducements to sacrifice the weaker party, or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is, that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention:...lives, as they have been violent in their deaths." These extracts shew, in strong nnd vivid colors, the value of a constitution which limits the power... | |
| 1855 - 560 pages
...inducements to sacrifice the weaker party, or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is, that such democracies have ever been found incompatible with personal security,...their lives as they have been violent in their deaths. Theoretic politicians, who have patronized this species of government, have erroneously supposed, that... | |
| George Robertson - 1855 - 422 pages
...inducements to sacrifice the weaker party, or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is, that Ģich democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention:...of property; and have in general, been as short in tneir lives, as they have been violent in their deaths." These extracts shew, in strong and vivid colors,... | |
| George Robertson - 1855 - 422 pages
...inducements to sacrifice the weaker party, or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is, that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention:...been found incompatible with personal security, or tho rights of property; and have in general, been as short in their lives, as they have been violent... | |
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