 | Europe - 1811 - 584 pages
...commensurate with the danger of attack. Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The interests of the man must be connected with the constitutional...but the greatest of all reflections on human nature. This policy of supplying by opposite and rival interests the defect of better motives, might be traced... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1890 - 928 pages
...made commensurate to the danger of attack. Ambition must be made- to encounter ambition. The interests of the man must be connected with the constitutional...nature that such devices should be necessary to control tlie abuses of Government. But what is Government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1837 - 516 pages
...provision for defence must in this, as in all other cases, be made commensurate to the danger of attack. Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The...what is government itself, but the greatest of all ie-l flections on human nature ? If men were angels, no govern-! ment would be necessary. If angels... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1852 - 528 pages
...provision for defence must in this, as in all other cases, be made commensurate to the danger of attack. Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The...government. But what is government itself, but the greatest ol all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels... | |
 | Maurice A. Richter - Municipal government - 1858 - 320 pages
...denied that a full expansion of humanity depends upon the full enjoyment of this noble gift of nature. " The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place," so says Publius (A. Hamilton) in one of his excellent articles on the federal constitution in the Federalist.... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1864 - 850 pages
...indicating the moans of providing security against " a gradual concentration of power," proceeds, " ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The...place. It may be a reflection on human nature that such over 54, the number LI V being aeeurately printed is not explained, nor explicable. Nor is the error... | |
 | Political science - 1865 - 312 pages
...remark that, " if men were angels, no government would be necessary," and asks this question,— " What is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature ? " Government, says another, " is but the badge of man's depravity." 81. These were evidently careless... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1869 - 856 pages
...m,U,8t frft TTI^HA +n nnnnf Ai-flflfr nrriKifirm The interest of tho man, must be connected with tho constitutional rights of the place. It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devicea^Should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is gjjverament itself, but... | |
 | William O. Bateman - Constitutional law - 1876 - 416 pages
...different names. See p. 89, ante. as in all other cases, must be made commensurate to the danger of attack. Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The...but the greatest of all reflections on human nature !'1 The members of the house of representatives, number- \ 187. ing generally about four to one of... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1888 - 676 pages
...provision for defence must in this, as in all other cases, be made commensurate to the danger of attack. Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The...on human nature ? If men were angels, no government wbuWbe necessary. If ^angels' were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government... | |
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It may be a reflection on human nature that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels no government would be necessary. 
