 Plainly the central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy. A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments, is the only true sovereign of...  Abraham Lincoln, the Lawyer-statesman - Page 200by John Thomas Richards - 1916 - 260 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1890 - 454 pages
...secession is the essence of anarchy. A majority held in restraint by constitutional check and limitation and always changing easily with deliberate changes...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible : the rule of a minority as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible... | |
 | Frederick W. Osborn - 1890 - 68 pages
...secession is the essence of anarchy. A majority held in restraint by constitutional check and limitation, and always changing easily with deliberate changes...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible ; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible.... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 540 pages
...and prevent renewed secession 1 2* Plainly, the central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy. A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks...sentiments, is the only true- sovereign of a free people.25 Whoever rejects it does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible;... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 536 pages
...deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free people. 25 Whoever rejects it does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible ; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1891 - 858 pages
...and prevent renewed secession 't " Plainly the central idea of accession is the essence of anarchy. A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks...true sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it docs, of necessity, fly to nnnrcliy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible ; the rule of a minority,... | |
 | Hannah Amelia (Noyes) Davidson, Mrs. Hannah Amelia Noyes Davidson - 1891 - 232 pages
...secession is the essence of anarchy. A majority held in restraint by constitutional check and limitation, and always changing easily with deliberate changes...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement. is wholly inadmissible.... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - 1891 - 416 pages
...constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinion and sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible ; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible... | |
 | 1891 - 928 pages
...limitation, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinion and •sentiment, is the only true sovereign of a free people. Whoever...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible. The rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible;... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - 1891 - 412 pages
...not. . . . Plainly the central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy. A majority held in check by constitutional checks and limitations, and always...changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinion and sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it, does, of necessity,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 274 pages
...only, and prevent renewed secession? Plainly, the central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy. A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity is impossible ; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible... | |
| |
