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Strana xi
Spain and Portugal have made no very apparent progress towards infusing the
true spirit of freedom into the forms of free government , which have hitherto in
their hands been little more than instruments of arbitrary power and bad faith .
Spain and Portugal have made no very apparent progress towards infusing the
true spirit of freedom into the forms of free government , which have hitherto in
their hands been little more than instruments of arbitrary power and bad faith .
Strana xvi
I have found in the British Museum all of the above which I had not at hand . Of
the works of M. de Tocqueville , t it is unnecessary to speak . Their accuracy and
impartiality are as universally acknowledged as the high powers of observation ...
I have found in the British Museum all of the above which I had not at hand . Of
the works of M. de Tocqueville , t it is unnecessary to speak . Their accuracy and
impartiality are as universally acknowledged as the high powers of observation ...
Strana 4
On the other hand , the principle of popular freedom was recognised , in the
authority given to the governor “ to convene a general assembly of
representatives of the freeholders and planters . ” The provincial assembly thus
constituted , had ...
On the other hand , the principle of popular freedom was recognised , in the
authority given to the governor “ to convene a general assembly of
representatives of the freeholders and planters . ” The provincial assembly thus
constituted , had ...
Strana 33
It need not , therefore , be a matter of surprise that inexperience on the one hand ,
and the jealousies of individual States on the other , should have combined to
render the powers entrusted to the Confederation imperfect , and to hamper its ...
It need not , therefore , be a matter of surprise that inexperience on the one hand ,
and the jealousies of individual States on the other , should have combined to
render the powers entrusted to the Confederation imperfect , and to hamper its ...
Strana 54
The danger of the whole power of the State falling into the hands of a faction is
one to which pure republican governments are especially exposed . “ If a majority
be united by a common interest , the rights of a minority will be insecure .
The danger of the whole power of the State falling into the hands of a faction is
one to which pure republican governments are especially exposed . “ If a majority
be united by a common interest , the rights of a minority will be insecure .
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