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,... Chronicle of the conquest of Granada - Side 1681av Washington Irving - 1859Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - 492 sider
...itself a frightful despotism. But this leads, at length, to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out... | |
| Horatio Hastings Weld - 1845 - 250 sider
...the factious opposition and pernicious excesses to which they inevitably tend, until by degrees they gradually incline the minds of men to seek security...his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. He warns those who are to administer the government after him, " to confine themselves within their... | |
| Levi Carroll Judson - 1846 - 334 sider
...is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which, nevertheless, ought not to be entirely... | |
| Andrew White Young - 1846 - 240 sider
...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 purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of the public liberty. make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it. It... | |
| United States. President - 1846 - 766 sider
...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 purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of the public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, which nevertheless ought... | |
| Horatio Hastings Weld - 1846 - 250 sider
...the factious opposition and pernicious excesses to which they inevitably tend, until by degrees they gradually incline the minds of men to seek security...his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. He warns those who are to administer the government after him, " to confine themselves within their... | |
| William Hickey - 1846 - 396 sider
...security and repose in the abnolulu power of an individual; and, sooner or later, the chief of моте prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposillon to the purposes of tí» own elevation on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking... | |
| Jonathan French - 1847 - 506 sider
...itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to n more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline...turns this disposition to the purposes of his own clovation on the ruins of the public liberty. Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind,... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1847 - 474 sider
...and permanent despotism. Th,'. disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds ot men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and sooner or later, the c.Sief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition... | |
| George Washington - 1848 - 612 sider
...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 ahsolute power of an individual ; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more ahle... | |
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