North-American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, Volume 77Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge University of Northern Iowa, 1853 Vols. 277-230, no. 2 include Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 37
... authority of government keep their own secret because they are confident of their strength . They know that whenever they please , whenever the time of that success arrives which justifies crime and silences remorse , they can blow away ...
... authority of government keep their own secret because they are confident of their strength . They know that whenever they please , whenever the time of that success arrives which justifies crime and silences remorse , they can blow away ...
Page 38
... authority , or as existing by consent of the people , government without power is nothing ; and power , whether recognized or not , is the government . This does not refer to brute force alone , or to the mere visible machinery of ...
... authority , or as existing by consent of the people , government without power is nothing ; and power , whether recognized or not , is the government . This does not refer to brute force alone , or to the mere visible machinery of ...
Page 43
... authority over the people inherent in the nature of the office . Whether the power is forcibly assumed or voluntarily conferred , it is parted with by the peo- ple . The formalities under which it is exercised , however important with ...
... authority over the people inherent in the nature of the office . Whether the power is forcibly assumed or voluntarily conferred , it is parted with by the peo- ple . The formalities under which it is exercised , however important with ...
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... authority . Government has been gradually despoiled of portions of its power , as different associations and relations have grown up in the progress of civilization ; and it has been found that many subjects , originally grouped ...
... authority . Government has been gradually despoiled of portions of its power , as different associations and relations have grown up in the progress of civilization ; and it has been found that many subjects , originally grouped ...
Page 45
... authority of a ministers of the law , claim only to delegated trust , is proof that the power has really been com- mitted into their hands . That precautions are taken against its abuse , and that they are held to a strict ...
... authority of a ministers of the law , claim only to delegated trust , is proof that the power has really been com- mitted into their hands . That precautions are taken against its abuse , and that they are held to a strict ...
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