 ... the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character in governments purely elective it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose, and there...  Annual Register of World Events - Page 2991807Full view - About this book
 | Albert Picket - American literature - 1820 - 314 pages
...enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate...assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting iuto a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume.... | |
 | Rhode Island - Session laws - 1822 - 592 pages
...enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate...assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands an uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame ; lest, instead of warming, it should consume.... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 376 pages
...enough of this spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate...lest, instead of warming, it should consume. It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution, in those... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 382 pages
...enough of this spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire notlo' be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - Presidents - 1826 - 234 pages
...to be by force of publick opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame,...lest instead of warming it should consume. " It is important likewise, that the habits of thinking, in a free country, should inspire caution in those... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 540 pages
...enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate...flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume. through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to... | |
 | J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - Elocution - 1828 - 314 pages
...enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate...prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warning, it should consume. It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking, in a free country,... | |
 | Noah Webster - United States - 1832 - 340 pages
...enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be by force of public opinion, to mitigate...flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume. 20. It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country, should inspire caution,... | |
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