 | 1879 - 116 pages
...of the citizens, the only proper objects of government. Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the Idea of a law, that it be attended...penalty or punishment for disobedience. If there be HO penalty annexed to disobedience, the resolutions or commands which pretend to be laws will, in fact,... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - 1889 - 638 pages
...the citizens, — the only proper objects of government. Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended...for disobedience. If there be no penalty annexed to disobedi* ence, the resolutions or commands which pretend to be laws will, in fact, amount to nothing... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison - 1894 - 980 pages
...citizens — the only proper objects of government. Government implies the power of making laws. — It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended...penalty or punishment for disobedience. If there be no penaliy annexed to disobedience, tbe resolutions or commands which pretend to be laws, will in fact... | |
 | Percy Alport Molteno - 1896 - 330 pages
...cause of this weakness is described very clearly : — " Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended...amount to nothing more than advice or recommendation. This penalty, whatever it may be, can only be inflicted in two ways : by the agency of the courts and... | |
 | George Ticknor Curtis - 1896 - 812 pages
...the citizens — the only proper objects of government. * f • THE NATURE OF THE CONSTITUTION. 59 there be no penalty annexed to disobedience, the resolutions...amount to nothing more than advice or recommendation. This penalty, whatever it may be, can only be inflicted in two ways : by the agency of the courts and... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1901 - 520 pages
...the citizens — the only proper objects of government. Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law that it be attended...amount to nothing more than advice or recommendation. This penalty, whatever it may be, can only be inflicted in two ways — by the agency of the courts... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1901 - 536 pages
...the citizens — the only proper objects of government. Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law that it be attended...amount to nothing more than advice or recommendation. This penalty, whatever it may be, can only be inflicted in two ways — by the agency of the courts... | |
 | Hans Tobler - 1905 - 818 pages
...of government." 1 "Föderalist" No. 15, p. 88 (H.) : "Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law that it be attended...amount to nothing more than advice or recommendation. This penalty whatever it may be, can only be inflicted in two ways: by the agency of the courtä and... | |
 | 1916 - 992 pages
...author quotes Alexander Hamilton's statement in the Federalist, that "it is essential to the idea of law that it be attended with a sanction, or in other...words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience," and from this premise draws the following conclusion: t "The law of nations, so-called, is a mere empty... | |
 | Frederic William Westaway - 1912 - 474 pages
...to obey; or, more briefly, commands imposed by Rightful Authority.1 "It is essential to the idea of law that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other...words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience." 2 Our human laws, says Froude, are but the copies, more or less imperfect, of the eternal laws, so... | |
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Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction ; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience. 
