 It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those intrusted with its administration to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of...  United States Weekly Telegraph - Side 1171832Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Roy Moore - 2005 - 275 sider
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 | Washington Irving - 2005 - 417 sider
...the exercise of the powers of one department to encronch, upon another,— The spirit of encronchment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments...to create, [*] whatever [the form of government, a realjt despotism. — A just estimate of that love of power, and ft] proneness to abuse it, which predominates... | |
 | Mark Sutherland, Dave Meyer, William J. Federer - 2005 - 246 sider
...absolute power corrupts absolutely. George Washington in his farewell address observed the following: A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us for the truth of this position. The necessity of reciprocal... | |
 | Ronald J. Pestritto, Thomas G. West - 2005 - 318 sider
..."Palladium of your political safety and prosperity."2'1 Union's opposite, faction, issues from the "love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart."27 Faction can be used by "cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men" to subvert and usurp... | |
 | Wardell Lindsay - 2006 - 24 sider
...within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment...and proneness to abuse it which predominates in the human heart is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth of this position. The necessity of reciprocal... | |
 | Will Morrisey - 2005 - 294 sider
...of your political safety and prosperity." Self-government's primary enemy, faction, issues from the "love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart." Faction or "the Spirit of Party" can be used by "cunning, ambitious and unprincipled... | |
 | Matthew S. Holland - 2007 - 340 sider
...and therefore something that "exists under different shapes in all Governments."5 He also maintains a "just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart," and that such a tendency makes the spirit of party that much more dangerous.6 A partisan... | |
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