The first object of a free people is the preservation of their liberty, and liberty is only to be preserved by maintaining constitutional restraints and just divisions of political power. Nothing is more deceptive or more dangerous than the pretence... On Civil Liberty and Self-government - Página 170por Francis Lieber - 1853Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Daniel Webster - 1858 - 568 páginas
...the Protest, of the very highest importance, and which demand nothing less than our utmost attention. The first object of a free people is the preservation...despotisms ; the next simplest, limited monarchies ; but all re« publics, all governments of law, must impose numerous limita« tions and qualifications... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1860 - 584 páginas
...the Protest, of the very highest importance, and which demand nothing less than our utmost attention. The first object of a free people is the preservation...despotisms; the next simplest, limited monarchies; but all republics, all governments of law, must impose numerous limitations and qualifications of authority,... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1860 - 588 páginas
...the Protest, of the very highest importance, and which demand nothing less than our utmost attention. The first object of a free people is the preservation...their liberty; and liberty is only to be preserved bv maintaining constitutional restraints and just divisions of political power. Nothing is more deceptive... | |
| 1863 - 540 páginas
...was a provocative of wit, said, on taking it, he found himself more inclined to sneeze than to jest. The first object of a free people is the preservation of their liberty.— Daniel Webster. QUEBIES.—Is Virgil the author of the saying, " Labor omnia vincit" 1 CLASSICUS. On... | |
| 1865 - 504 páginas
...United States, in which he assailed what he deemed an unwarranted assumption of Executive power, he said, " the first object of a free people is the preservation of their liberties, and liberty is >nly to be maintained by constitutional restraints and just divisions of... | |
| 1868 - 542 páginas
...Works, vol. 3, p. 187.) Again, in his speech on the presidential protest in the Senate in 1834, he said : The first object of a free people is the preservation of their liberty, and liberty is only to 20 ip—Vol. ü be preserved by maintaining constitutional restraints and just division of political... | |
| 1868 - 532 páginas
...vol. 3, p. 187.) ;- % Again, in his speech on the presiíeoitial protest in the Senate in 1834, he said : The first object of a free people is the preservation of their liberty, and libprty is only to 20 IP—Vol. ü be preserved by maintaining constitutional restraints and just division... | |
| John A. Marshall - 1869 - 754 páginas
...experience, some of the horrors seen and felt in the secret chambers of the American Inquisition " Daniel Webster said: 'The first object of a free people is...the preservation of their liberty ; and liberty is to be preserved by maintaining constitutional restraints and just divisions of political power All... | |
| Caspar Thomas Hopkins - 1872 - 324 páginas
...elaborate and polished order on which depend the peace and progress of our happy people. NOTES.—Mr. Webster said ; " The first object of a free people...despotisms ; the next simplest, limited monarchies ; but all republics, all governments of law must impose numerous limitations and qualifications of... | |
| Caspar Thomas Hopkins - 1873 - 396 páginas
...elaborate and polished order on which depend the peace and progress of our happy people. NOTES.—Mr. Webster said: " The first object of a free people...despotisms; the next simplest, limited monarchies; but all republics, all governments of law must impose numerous limitations and qualifications of authority.... | |
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