If your American chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute! The army is in his hands, and if he be a man of address, it will be attached to him, and it will be the subject of long meditation with him to... Eloquence of the United States - الصفحة 951827 - عدد الصفحات: 517عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| Stephen Cullen Carpenter - 1815 - عدد الصفحات: 514
...followed every such mad attempt. Should your American chief be a man of ambition and great talents, how easy will it be for him to render himself absolute! The army will be in his hands; — if he be a man of address, it will be attached to him; and it will be the... | |
| 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 734
...ground which we bave stated. His entire argument seems summed up in the following abstract. If, said he, your American chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy ig it for him to render himself absolute ! ïhe purse is in hie hands — the army is in his hands,... | |
| United States. Congress - 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 738
...executive power, says: " If your American chief he a man of ambition and abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute! The army is in...be attached to him; and it will be the subject of ong meditation with him to seize the first auspicious moment to accomplish his design." We are warned... | |
| United States. Congress - 1834 - عدد الصفحات: 800
...in the Virginia convenion, in his celebrated speech against the extent of the executive power, says: "If your American chief be a man of ambition and Abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute! The army is in his hands, and, if he be a man of address,... | |
| Jonathan Elliot - 1836 - عدد الصفحات: 686
...liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty ! I say that the loss of that dearest...chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute ! The army is in his hands, and if he be a man of address,... | |
| Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - 1836 - عدد الصفحات: 692
...ruleFs~being good men, without a consequent Toss of liberty 1 I say that the loss of that dearesT pri vi lege- -has ever followed, with absolute certainty, every...chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute ! The army is in his hands, and if he be a man of address,... | |
| 1837 - عدد الصفحات: 396
...liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty. I say that the loss of that dearest...himself absolute ! The army is in his hands, and, if he bs a man of address, it will be attached to him ; and it will be the subject of long meditation with... | |
| Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - عدد الصفحات: 482
...liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty. I say that the loss of that dearest...will it be for him to render himself absolute ! The array is in his hands, and if he be a man of address, it will be attached to him ; and it will be the... | |
| 1847 - عدد الصفحات: 408
...distracted folly in resting our rights upon the contingency of our rulers being good or bad ? a consequent loss of liberty ? I say, that the loss of that dearest...chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy it is for him to render himself absolute ! The army is in his hands ; and if he be a man of address,... | |
| William Wirt - 1847 - عدد الصفحات: 330
...liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty? I say, that the loss of that dearest...absolute certainty, every such mad attempt. If your Americaji chief be a man of ambition and abilities, how easy is it for him to render himself absolute... | |
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