 The constitution, on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please. It should be remembered, as an axiom of eternal, truth in politics, that whatever power in any government...  Progressive Democracy - Seite 133von Herbert David Croly - 1914 - 438 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 Seiten
...the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please. It should be remembered, as an axiom of eternal, truth in politics, that whatever...in any government is independent, is absolute also ; in theory only, at first, while the spirit of the people is up, but in practice, as fast as that... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 552 Seiten
...the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please. It should be remembered, as an axiom of eternal truth in politics, that whatever...in any government is independent, is absolute also ; in theory only, at first, while the spirit of the people is up, but in practice, as fast as that... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1830 - 692 Seiten
...the Judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please. It should be remembered, as debt they stand pledged. But this is not the original...pledge. There is, so to speak, an earlier mortgage. in theory only, at first, while the spirit of the people is up, but in practice as fast as that relaxes.... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 442 Seiten
...the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please. It should be remembered, as an axiom of eternal truth in politics, that whatever...in any government is independent, is absolute also ; in theory only, at first, while the spirit of the people is up, but in practice, as fast as that... | |
 | Levi Woodbury - 1852 - 656 Seiten
...the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please. It should be remembered, as an axiom of eternal truth, in politics, that whatever...any government, is independent, is absolute also; in theory only, at first, while the spirit of the people is up, but in practice as fast as that relaxes.... | |
 | 1860 - 268 Seiten
...Judiciary ,whlch they may tw И and shape into any form they please. It should be remembered, as an eternal truth In politics, that whatever power In any government Is Independent, Is absolute also ; In theory only at flrst,while the spirit of the people Is up, but In practice as fast аз that relaxes.... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature - 1865 - 380 Seiten
...judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please. It should be remembered as an eternal truth in politics, that whatever power in any government is independent, is absolute also — in theory only at first, while tlie spirit of the people is up, but in practice as fast as that... | |
 | Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia - 1898 - 198 Seiten
...the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please. It should be remembered, as an axiom of eternal truth in politics, that whatever...in any government is independent is absolute also; in theory only at first, while the spirit of the people is up, but in practice, as fast as that relaxes.... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1899 - 516 Seiten
...the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please. It should be remembered, as an axiom of eternal truth in politics, that whatever...in any government is independent, is absolute also ; in theory only, at first, while the spirit of the people is up, but in practice, as fast as that... | |
 | Horace Wiley Philbrook - 1899 - 540 Seiten
...impeachment it [the Constitution] has provided is not even a scare-crow * * * It should be remembered, as an axiom of eternal truth in politics, that whatever...in any government is independent, is absolute also ; in theory only, at first, while the spirit of the people is up, but in practice, as fast as that... | |
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