Text-book of Prose, from Burke, Webster, and Bacon, with Notes, and Sketches of the Authors' Lives, for Use in Schools and ClassesGinn, Heath, & Company, 1881 |
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Page 400
... restrain itself , that cannot bind itself by contract ? Whether as a government or as an individual , that being is fet- tered and restrained which is not capable of binding itself by ordinary obligation . Every legislature binds itself ...
... restrain itself , that cannot bind itself by contract ? Whether as a government or as an individual , that being is fet- tered and restrained which is not capable of binding itself by ordinary obligation . Every legislature binds itself ...
Page 406
... . And in my opinion , Sir , this principle of claiming a monopoly of office by the right of conquest , unless the public shall effectually rebuke and restrain it , will entirely change the character of our 406 WEBSTER .
... . And in my opinion , Sir , this principle of claiming a monopoly of office by the right of conquest , unless the public shall effectually rebuke and restrain it , will entirely change the character of our 406 WEBSTER .
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Henry Norman Hudson. restrain it , will entirely change the character of our govern- ment . It elevates party above country ; it forgets the common weal in the pursuit of personal emolument ; it tends to form , it does form , we see that ...
Henry Norman Hudson. restrain it , will entirely change the character of our govern- ment . It elevates party above country ; it forgets the common weal in the pursuit of personal emolument ; it tends to form , it does form , we see that ...
Page 413
... restrained by the President's negative . These are checks and balances provided by the Constitution , existing in the govern- ment itself , and wisely intended to secure deliberation and caution in legislative proceedings . But to ...
... restrained by the President's negative . These are checks and balances provided by the Constitution , existing in the govern- ment itself , and wisely intended to secure deliberation and caution in legislative proceedings . But to ...
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