In future times a great majority of the people will not only be without landed, but any other sort of property. These will either combine under the influence of their common situation; in which case, the rights of property and the public liberty, will... History of the Life and Times of James Madison - Page 408by William Cabell Rives - 1866Full view - About this book
| John Philip Sanderson - 1856 - 380 pages
...freeholders of the country would be the safest depositories of republican liberty. In future times, a great majority of the people will not only be without...in their hands, — or, what is more probable, they witl become the tools of opulence and ambition ; in which case, there will be equal danger on another... | |
| Jonathan Elliot - 1863 - 676 pages
...freeholders of the country would be the safest depositories of republican liberty. In future times, a great majority of the people will not only be without...landed, but any other sort of property. These will cither combine, under the influence of their common situation, — in which case the rights of property... | |
| Andrew Johnson - 1865 - 558 pages
...great cause of war ; the great means of carrying it on.' Mr. Madison said, that • In future times a great majority of the people will not only be without...influence of their common situation, — in which case the right of property and the public liberty will not be secure in their hands, — or, what is more probable,... | |
| Lillian Foster - 1866 - 322 pages
...the great cause of war; the great means of carrying it on." Mr. Madison said, that " in future times a great majority of the people will not only be without...influence of their common situation — in which case the right of property and the public liberty will not be secure in their hands — or, what is more probable,... | |
| Andrew Johnson - 1866 - 554 pages
...the great cause of war ; the great means of carrying it on/ Mr. Madison said, that * In future times a great majority of the people will not only be without...property. These will either combine under the influence of 5* their common situation, — in which case the right of property and the public liberty will not... | |
| Charles Ingersoll - 1875 - 298 pages
...sort of property. These will either com" bine, under the influence of their common situa" tion, — in which case the rights of property and " the public..." hands, — or, what is more probable, they will be" come the tools of opulence and ambition, in which " case there will be equal danger on another... | |
| Charles Ingersoll - 1875 - 310 pages
...freeholders of the country " would be the safest depositaries of republican "liberty. In future times, a great majority of the "people will not only be without...but any " other sort of property. These will either com" bine, under the influence of their common situa" tion, — in which case the rights of property... | |
| Jonathan Elliot - 1876 - 678 pages
...freeholders of the country would be the safest depositories of republican liberty. In future times, a great majority of the people will not only be without...not be secure in their hands, — or, what is more probnble, they will become the tools of opulence and ambition ; in which case, there will be equal... | |
| George Bancroft - 1882 - 532 pages
...a great majority of the people will not only be without property in land, but property of any sort. These will either combine under the influence of their common situation, in which case the CHAP, rights of property and the public liberty will not be -~-ri- secure in their hands, or, what... | |
| Theodore Roosevelt - 1888 - 394 pages
...future times a great majority of the people will be without landed or any other property. They will then either combine under the influence of their common...rights of property and the public liberty will not be safe in their hands, — or, as is more probable, they will become the tools of opulence and ambition."... | |
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