 ... there can be but one supreme power which is the legislative, to which all the rest are and must be subordinate, yet, the legislative being only a fiduciary power to act for certain ends, there remains still in the people a supreme power to remove...  Mind - Page 3881895Full view - About this book
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 566 pages
...subordinate ; yet, the legislative being only a FIDUCIARY POWER, to act for certain ends, there remains still in the people a supreme power to remove or alter the...legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them. For all power given with trust for the attaining an end, being limited by that end — whenever that... | |
 | John Dickinson - 1801 - 650 pages
...legislative being only s. fiduciary power, to act for certain ends, there remains still in thepeopls, to remove or alter the legislative, when they find...legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them. For all power given with Irust for the attaining an end, being limitted by that end, whenever that... | |
 | James Wilson - 1804 - 494 pages
...theoretical writers have held, that " there remains still inherent in the people, a supreme power to alter the legislative, when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them ; for when such trust is abused, it is thereby forfeited, and devolves to those, who gave it." ' But,... | |
 | William Belsham - 1805 - 600 pages
...subordinate ; yet, the legislative being only a FIDUCIARY POWER, to act for certain ends, there remains still in the people a supreme power to remove or alter the...legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them. For all power given with trust for the attaining an end, being limited by that end — whenever that... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 pages
...owned that Mr. Locke h, and other theoretical writers, have held, that " there remains still inherent in the " people a supreme power to remove or alter...they find the legislative act contrary to the trust re" posed in them : for, when such trust is abused, it is thereby " forfeited, and devolves to those... | |
 | Robert Robinson - 1807 - 376 pages
...remains at all times inherent in the people, A SUPREME POWER to alter or remove the legislative, for when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them, the trust is abused and forfeited, and devolves to those who gave it. MONBAY. GENERALISSIMO, G- A.... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1808 - 534 pages
...ends, tliete remain* still in the people a supreme .power to remove or alter ti.e l.-gislative, wlien they find the legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them "f HUTC, then, »8 see two of the three species of sovereignty) one active, the other, except in elections... | |
 | 1808 - 542 pages
...power, to act for certain ends, there remains still in the people a supreme power to remove or alter he legislative, when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them "f Here, then, we see two of the three species of sovereignty; one active, the other, except in elections... | |
 | 1817 - 362 pages
...Mr. Locke, and other theoretical writers on gov«nment, have held, that there remains btill inherent in the people a supreme power to remove or alter the legislative, in case the legislative act contrary to the confidence reposed in them : for when such trust is abused,... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 290 pages
...a fiduciary power to act for certain ends, there remains still " in the people a supreme powerljto^ "remove or alter the legislative," when they find...legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them : I for all power given with trust for the attaining an end, being limited by that end ; whenever that... | |
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