 | United States. Congress - 1825 - 742 ページ
...assuming the most bold and dangcrtus sanction. Mr. Madison remarked, in the State Convention, that, " on a candid examination of history, we " shall find that turbulence, violence, and abuse of pow" er, by the miyori/i/ IrninpUng nn the ri^kls of the ti'inon" iy, have produced factions and commotions... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - 1836 - 692 ページ
...tyranny of rulers has almost always effected it. Since ihe- general civitizatiott-e£-t»aii=_ kind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment...encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudd_en_usurpaiiarrs^ buT, on a candid examination of history, we shall find~~tnat turbulence, violence,... | |
 | Joseph Gales - 1854 - 780 ページ
...the Federal Constitution, he thus expresses himself: "Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment...on a candid examination of history, we shall find the turbulence, violence, and abuse of power, by the majority trampling on the rights of the minority,... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1854 - 786 ページ
...thus expresses himself: "Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there arc more instance! of the abridgment of the freedom of the people, by gradual and silent encroachment* of those nt power than by violent and sudden usurpationi ; but, on a candid examination... | |
 | 1857 - 610 ページ
...has almost always effected it. Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are moro t the habits of thinking, in a free country, should inspire caution und silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations : but on a candid... | |
 | Augustus Wood Clason - 1888 - 190 ページ
...sufficient reason against conceding them. Since the general civilization of mankind there had been more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by the gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation. The history... | |
 | Hugh Blair Grigsby - 1890 - 410 ページ
...it. Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent...in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations. On a candid examination of history we shall find that turbulence, violence, and abuse of power, by... | |
 | J. Gordon Mowat, John Alexander Cooper, Newton MacTavish - 1897 - 584 ページ
...share of liberty in order to preserve the rest." In the Virginia convention of 1788, Mr. Madison said: "On a candid examination of history we shall find...turbulence, violence and abuse of power by the majority tramping on the rights of the minority, have produced faction and commotion, which, in republics, have... | |
 | Joseph Villiers Denney, Carson Samuel Duncan, Frank Cowen McKinney - 1910 - 412 ページ
...that the tyranny of rulers has almost always affected it. Since the general civilization of mankind I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of 15 the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations... | |
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Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people, by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations... 
