 An elective despotism was not the government we fought for, but one which should not only be founded on free principles, but in which the powers of government should be so divided and balanced among several bodies of magistracy, as that no one could transcend...  Rule and Misrule of the English in America - Seite 334von Thomas Chandler Haliburton - 1851 - 379 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1947 - 550 Seiten
...will it avail us, that they are chosen by ourselves. An elective despotism was not the government« fought for; but one which should not only be founded...effectually checked and restrained by the others. For this reusun, that convention which passed the ordinance of government, laid its foundation on this... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1948 - 624 Seiten
...of Venice. As little will it avail us, that they are chosen by ourselves. An elective despotism was not the government we fought for; but one which should...effectually checked and restrained by the others. For this reason, that convention which passed the ordinance of government, laid its foundation on this... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1948 - 550 Seiten
...of Venice. As little will it avail us, that they are chosen by ourselves. An elective despotism was not the government we fought for ; but one which should...effectually checked and restrained by the others. For this reason, that convention which passed the ordinance of government, laid its foundation on this... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands - 1949 - 1410 Seiten
...government we fought for; but one which should not only be founded on free principles, but in wbich the powers of government should be so divided and...effectually checked and restrained by the others. For this reason, that convention which passed the ordinance of government, laid its foundation in this... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1965 - 942 Seiten
...[L]ittle will it avail us that they are chosen by ourselves. . . . [T]he government we fought for [is] one which should not only be founded on free principles,...effectually checked and restrained by the others. For this reason that convention, which passed the ordinance of government, laid its foundation on this... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton - 1977 - 678 Seiten
...of Venice. As little will it avail us that they are chosen by ourselves. An elective despotism was not the government we fought for; but one which should...effectually checked and restrained by the others. For this reason that Convention which passed the ordinance of government, laid its foundation on this... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee - 1983 - 1104 Seiten
...of Venice. As little will it avail us, that they are chosen by ourselves. An elective despotism was not the government we fought for; but one which should...effectually checked and restrained by the others. For this reason, that convention which passed the ordinance of government, laid its foundation on this... | |
 | Walter Lippmann - 212 Seiten
...of Venice. As little will it avail us that th-y are chosen by ourselves. An elective despotism was not the government we fought for, but one which should...effectually checked and restrained by the others." In a modern democratic state, the chief executive office must be elective. But as heredity, prescription,... | |
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