 The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism: But this leads at...  The United States Democratic Review - Page 101848Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1797 - 846 pages
...fecurity and repofe in the abfolute power of an individual ; and, fooner or later, the chief of fome prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this difpofition to the purpofes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward... | |
 | John Debritt - Europe - 1797 - 546 pages
...fecurity and repofe in the abfolute power of an individual; and, fooncr or later, the chief of fome prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this difpolition to the purpofcs of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward... | |
 | George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 240 pages
...to a more formal and permanent despotism. — • The disorders and miseries which result,gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose...or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. WITHOUT looking forward... | |
 | William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 586 pages
...enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries, which result,...or more fortunate than his competitors, .turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. " Without looking... | |
 | Booksellers and bookselling - 1802 - 440 pages
...enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result,...or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. WITHOUT looking forward... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1805 - 276 pages
...enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. — But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. — The disorders and miseries, which result,...or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries, which generally result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek...or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purpose of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty. Without looking forward... | |
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...enormities, is itself a frightful despotism.. ..But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result,...or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of public liberty. " Without looking... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...enormities, is itself a frightful despotism ; but this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result...or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of public liberty. " Without looking... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - Fanny Hill - 1807 - 576 pages
...to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually iacl'me the minds of men to seek security and repose in the...or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of publick liberty. " Without looking... | |
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