...essence of anarchy. A majority held in restraint by Constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular...does of necessity fly to anarchy or to despotism. . . . The Chief Magistrate derives all his authority from the people and they have conferred none upon...

...essence of anarchy. A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular...anarchy or despotism, in some form, is all that is left. . . . Physically speaking, we cannot separate. We cannot remove our respective sections from each other,...

...LEGISLATION. "A majority held in restraint by constitutional check and limitation and always changed easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions...or despotism, in some form, is all that is left." — Abraham Lincoln, in his first inaugural. "Not the centralization, but the diffusion of power is...

...by constitutional check and limitation and always changed easily with deliberate changes of popu'.ar opinions and sentiments, is the only true sovereign...or despotism, in some form, is all that is left." — Abraham Lincoln, in his first inaugural. "Not the centralization, but the diffusion of power is...

...is the essence of anarchy. "A majority held in check by Constitutional check limitation, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular...Whoever rejects it does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or despotism. Unanimity is impossible; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible....

...Raymond, p. 167.) A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily, with deliberate changes of popular...sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free people. * * * The rule of a minority as a permanent arrangement is wholly inadmissible; so that rejecting the...

...checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and 275 sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free people....inadmissible ; so that, rejecting the majority principle, 280 anarchy or despotism in some form is all that is left. I do not forget the position assumed by...

...constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opin ions and sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free...a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmisible; so that, rejecting the majority principle, anarchy or despotism, in some form, is all...

...inauguration he said: "A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular...does, of necessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism." That this last named danger would ever be the temptation of a prosperous country he clearly comprehended,...

...anarchy, or to despotism. Unanimity was impossible ; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, wholly inadmissible, so that, rejecting the majority principle, anarchy or despotism in some form was all that was left. The President did not forget the position assumed by many, that constitutional...