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Page 17
Upon this plan of the “ Free Enquirer ” and “ Sentinel , " in twenty years you would
not have a person fitted for manual ... that these are the wild theories of persons
ignorant of human nature , and , therefore , presumptuous ; void of experience in
...
Upon this plan of the “ Free Enquirer ” and “ Sentinel , " in twenty years you would
not have a person fitted for manual ... that these are the wild theories of persons
ignorant of human nature , and , therefore , presumptuous ; void of experience in
...
Page 27
It . is conceded , that all laws respecting persons , sball operate on all persons
equally . So that the men of no property are , in this respect , equally guarded and
protected , with the possessor of the greatest property . But as society was ...
It . is conceded , that all laws respecting persons , sball operate on all persons
equally . So that the men of no property are , in this respect , equally guarded and
protected , with the possessor of the greatest property . But as society was ...
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Persons employed by the wealthy , and who are themselves poor , and
dependent on such employment , will be apt to vote as their employers direct .
Their vote , in such a case , is not their own : they enjoy a nominal right only — a
right really ...
Persons employed by the wealthy , and who are themselves poor , and
dependent on such employment , will be apt to vote as their employers direct .
Their vote , in such a case , is not their own : they enjoy a nominal right only — a
right really ...
Page 77
Notwithstanding this , his presence froze the guests and even the host . They
knew that nothing could screen them from his sanguinary lash ; he was the
person that Boileau has rendered so conspicuous . “ A thousand traits of this kind
are told ...
Notwithstanding this , his presence froze the guests and even the host . They
knew that nothing could screen them from his sanguinary lash ; he was the
person that Boileau has rendered so conspicuous . “ A thousand traits of this kind
are told ...
Page 112
The Devil is an Ass . " Who would have expected from the advocate for dramatic
regularity , the contemuer of the wild flights of Shakspeare , such a farrago as ibis
, wherein “ Satan , ” “ Iniquity , " and the little devil “ Pug , ” persons , allegorical ...
The Devil is an Ass . " Who would have expected from the advocate for dramatic
regularity , the contemuer of the wild flights of Shakspeare , such a farrago as ibis
, wherein “ Satan , ” “ Iniquity , " and the little devil “ Pug , ” persons , allegorical ...
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Page 166 - That the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers; but that, as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions, as of the mode and measure of redress.
Page 164 - ... in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are the parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining within their respective limits, the authorities, rights, and liberties appertaining to them...
Page 100 - I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. He was (indeed) honest, and of an open and free nature; had an excellent phantasy, brave notions, and gentle expressions...
Page 115 - O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
Page 176 - ... limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact, as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact ; and that in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining, within their respective limits, the authorities, rights,...
Page 165 - States are parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact; as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact ; and that, in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers not granted by the said compact, the States, who are parties thereto, have the right and are in duty bound to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining within their respective limits the authorities,...
Page 440 - On the other hand, it is perfectly clear, that the sovereign powers vested in the state governments by their respective constitutions remained unaltered and unimpaired, except so far as they were granted to the government of the United States.
Page 169 - With whom do they repose this ultimate right of deciding on the powers of the government ? Sir, they have settled all this in the fullest manner.
Page 180 - That to this compact each State acceded as a State, and is an integral party, its co-States forming, as to itself, the other party : That the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers...
Page 170 - Who made you a judge over another's servants ? To their own masters they stand or fall.