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... Eloquence of the United States - Page 1341827Full view - About this book
| Thomas Jefferson - 1803 - 388 lehte
...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 their legal limits, without being effectually, cheqked and restrained by the others. For this reason that convention, which passed the ordinance of... | |
| United States. Congress. House - 756 lehte
...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...legal limits without being effectually checked and controlled by the others." Should the proceedings of the Covode committee become a precedent, both... | |
| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1817 - 570 lehte
...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...legal limits, without being effectually checked and re" strained by the others. For this reason, that convention which " passed the ordinance of government,... | |
| James Madison, John Jay - 1818 - 882 lehte
...free principles, but in which the " powers of government should be so divided and ba" lanced among several bodies of magistracy, as that no " one could...effectually checked and restrained by the others. For •• this reason, that convention winch passed the ordi" nance of government, laid its foundation... | |
| 1826 - 558 lehte
...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...effectually checked and restrained by the others. For this reason that convention, which passed the ordinance of government, laid its foundation on this... | |
| Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1826 - 538 lehte
...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...effectually checked and restrained by the others. For this reason that convention, which passed the ordinance of government, laid its foundation on this... | |
| James Madison, John Jay - 1826 - 736 lehte
...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...effectually " checked, and restrained by the others. For this reason, that " convention which passed the ordinance of government, laid " its foundation... | |
| Robert Walsh - 1827 - 674 lehte
...government should be so divided and balanced among several bodies of magistracy, as that no one should transcend their legal limits, without being effectually checked and restrained by the others." Mr. Jefferson produces instances in which, for want of such restraints, the legislature of Virginia... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1832 - 296 lehte
...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...legal limits, without being effectually checked and re123 strained by the others. For this reason that convention, which passed the ordinance of government,... | |
| William M. Holland - 1835 - 390 lehte
...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...effectually checked and restrained by the others. For this reason, that Convention which passed the ordinance of government, laid its foundation on this... | |
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