 | John Adams - Constitutional history - 1794 - 584 pages
...legiflator will fet all three to watch and controul each other. We may appeal to every page of hiftory we have hitherto turned over, for proofs irrefragable,...people, when they have been. unchecked, have been as unjuft, tyrannical, brutal, barbarous, and cruel, as any king or fenate poffeffed of uncontroulable... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1902 - 776 pages
...two classes, "gentlemen" and "simplemen." He declared : We may appeal to every page of history ... for proofs irrefragable that the people, when they...as any king or senate possessed of uncontrollable power.1 Therefore, All projects of government based upon a supposition of continual vigilance, sagacity,... | |
 | Free Religious Association (Boston, Mass.). Meeting - Religion - 1907 - 848 pages
...Massachusetts, put the matter even more strongly. He said, " We may appeal to every page of history for proofs irrefragable that the people when they...have been unchecked have been as unjust, tyrannical, barbarous and cruel as any king or senate. The majority has eternally and without one exception usurped... | |
 | Accounting - 1911 - 662 pages
...Constitution of Massachusetts, put it more strongly. He said : " We may appeal to every page of history for proofs irrefragable that the people when they...have been unchecked have been as unjust, tyrannical, barbarous and cruel as any king or senate. The majority has eternally and without exception usurped... | |
 | Charles Austin Beard - Political science - 1924 - 832 pages
...fear of the masses has been characterized by Bryce as firm belief in the doctrine of original sin. "We may appeal to every page of history we have hitherto turned over," exclaimed John Adams, "for proofs irrefragable that the people, when they have been unchecked, have... | |
 | Charles Austin Beard - United States - 1928 - 840 pages
...Theirjgar^of the masses has been characterized by Bryce as firm belief in the doctrine of^origirjiaL sin. "We may appeal to every page of history we have hitherto turned over," exclaimed John Adams, "for proofs irrefragable that the people, when they have been unchecked, have... | |
 | John Herman Randall (Jr.) - Civilization - 1926 - 672 pages
...essentially landed and commercial Federalist Party, this fear of popular interference is even stronger. We may appeal to every page of history we have hitherto...unjust, tyrannical, brutal, barbarous and cruel as any kins; or senate possessed of uncontrollable power. The majority has eternally and without one exception... | |
 | John Herman Randall - History - 1976 - 722 pages
...essentially landed and commercial Federalist Party, this fear of popular interference is even stronger. We may appeal to every page of history we have hitherto...possessed of uncontrollable power. The majority has eternslly and without one exception usurped over the rights of the minority. ... All projects of government,... | |
 | Merriam-Webster, Inc - Antonyms - 1984 - 950 pages
...very incarnation of the principles of equality and liberty of all men — Von Mises) <proofs . . . that the people, when they have been unchecked, have...tyrannical, brutal, barbarous, and cruel as any king . . . possessed of uncontrollable power— Adams) <how could I have borne to become the slave of her... | |
 | John W Chalfant - Religion - 2003 - 266 pages
...are alike... as to usurping others' rights, they are all... equally guilty when unlimited in power... The people, when they have been unchecked, have been...barbarous and cruel as any king or senate possessed of uncontrolled power. The majority has eternally, without one exception, usurped the rights of the minority.23... | |
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We may appeal to every page of history we have hitherto turned over, for proofs irrefragable, that the people, when they have been unchecked, have been as unjust, tyrannical, brutal, barbarous and cruel as any king or senate possessed of uncontrollable... 