 | William Cabell Rives - 1868 - 678 páginas
...within its limits. . . ." If we advert to the nature of republican government in general, we shall find the censorial power is in the people over the government, and not in the government over the people. As he had conDEFEAT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT. 471 fidence in the good sense and patriotism of the people,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1961 - 996 páginas
...Rebellion. Id., p. 900. He expressed in the House the view that opinions are not objects of legislation. "If we advert to the nature of Republican Government,...Government, and not in the Government over the people." Id., p. 900. The trend of history, as Jefferson noted, has been against the rights of man. He wrote... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1963 - 598 páginas
..."This last is the most certain, and the most legitimate engine of government." 6 Writings of Thomas Jefferson 392 (Memorial ed. 1903). Madison at the...Tonkin "incident," and the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Government usually suppresses damaging news but highlights favorable news. In this filtering process... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1964 - 954 páginas
...contemplated?" Id., pp. 569-570. Earlier, in a debate in the House of Representatives, Madison had said : "If we advert to the nature of Republican Government,...Government, and not in the Government over the people." 4 Annals of Congress, p. 934 (1794). Of the exercise of that power by the press, his Report said: "In... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1964 - 948 páginas
...(concurring opinion of Mr. Justice Brandeis), quoted supra, p. 270. As Madison said, see supra, p. 275, "the censorial power is in the people over the Government, and not in the Government over the people." It would give public servants an unjustified preference over the public they serve, if critics of official... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Government Operations - 1968 - 640 páginas
...INFORMATION CENTERS: A STUDY AND SOME PROPOSALS (1966). I504 ANNALS OF CONG. 934 (1794) (remarks of Madison): "If we advert to the nature of Republican Government,...Government, and not in the Government over the people." The authors are indebted to the late Edmond Cahn for bringing this quotation to their attention. 151... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary - 1971 - 408 páginas
...of the fundamental faithfulness of the report." The Madison Heritage, 35 NYUL Rev. 882, 899-900. 286 find that the censorial power Is in the people over...the Government, and not in the Government over the jK'op'e." IiL. p. !>(K>. The trend of history, as Jefferson noted, has been against the rights of man.... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Congressional Operations - 1973 - 426 páginas
...people must know in detail the activities of government. Nothing so diminishes democracy as secrecy." " And see Meiklejohn, The First Amendment is Absolute,...Tonkin "incident," and the Bay of Pigs invasion, the 7 Ervin, Secrecy in a Free Society, 213 The Nation 454, 456 (1971). 374 GRAVEL v. UNITED STATES Government... | |
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If we advert to the nature of Republican Government, we shall find that the censorial power is in the people over the Government, and not in the Government over the people. 
