 In all the changes to which you may be invited, remember, that time and habit are at least as necessary to fix the true character of governments, as of other human institutions ; that experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency...  Reports ... Proceedings - Page 89by Ohio State Bar Association - 1921Full view - About this book
 | George Washington - 1800 - 240 pages
...invited, remember that time and habit are at least as necessary to fix the true character of government, as of other human institutions — that experience...existing constitution of a country — that facility in changes upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion, exposes to perpetual change, from the endless... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1801 - 586 pages
...the spirit of innovation upon its principles however specious the pretexts. — One method of assault may be to effect in the forms of the constitution...existing constitution of a country — -that facility in changes upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion exposes to perpetual change from the endless... | |
 | 1802 - 440 pages
...alterations which will impair the energy of the system, and thus to undermine. what cannot be dire&ly overthrown. In all the changes to which you may be...existing constitution of a country* — .that facility in changes upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion, exposes to perpetual change, from the endless... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1805 - 398 pages
...the spirit of innovation upon its principles, however specious the pretexts. One method of assault may be to effect in the forms of the constitution...existing constitution of a country; that facility in changes upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion, and remember, especially, that for the efficient... | |
 | United States. President - 1805 - 276 pages
...thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown. In all the changes to which you may be invitedr remember that time and habit are at least as necessary...existing constitution of a country — that facility in changes upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion, exposes to perpetual change, from the endless... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1806 - 392 pages
...the spirit of innovation upon its principles, however specious the pretexts. One method of assault may be to effect in the forms of the constitution...by which to test the real tendency of the existing constiiuion of a country ; that facility in changes upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion,... | |
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...pretext. One method of assault may CHAP. ix. be to effect, in the forms of the constitution. 1796. alterations which will impair the energy of the system...existing constitution •of a country :....that facility in changes, upon tie credit of mere hypothesis and opinion, exposes to perpetual change from the endless... | |
 | 1807 - 772 pages
...may be invited, remcm. berthat time and habit are at least as necessary to fix the truc chajrafter of governments as of other human institutions —...tendency of the existing constitution of a country т— that facility in changes, upon the credit of mere hypothesis aod opinion, exposes to perpetual... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...necessary to fix the true character of government, as of other human institutions ; that experience is J:he surest standard, by which to test the real tendency...existing constitution of a country ; that facility in changes, upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion, exposes to perpetual change, from the endless... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...invited, remember that time and habit are at least as necessary to fix the true character of government, as of other human institutions; that experience is...existing constitution of a country; that facility iu changes, upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion, exposes' to perpetual change, from UK;... | |
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