 By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and...  Scrap Book on Law and Politics, Men and Times - Page 83by George Robertson - 1855 - 404 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Constitutional law - 1802 - 344 pages
...the unsteadiness and injustice, with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administration. By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether...and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of... | |
 | Artemas Ward - United States - 1814 - 68 pages
...the Federalist, written by Mr. Madison — We find the following apt and judicious observations — " By a faction I understand a number of citizens whether...and actuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1814 - 634 pages
...the Federalist, written by Mr. Madison, we find the following apt and judicious observations. — " By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether...and actuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...tainted our public administration. By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether •mounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated bv some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...unsteadiness and injustice, with which a factious spirit has lahiU.d our public administrations. ( By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether...are united and actuated by some common impulse of pas.ion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, orto^fie permanent and aggregate... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1825 - 742 pages
...Hall, 1 would not have attended the meeting — public opinion was not setton's definition of faction. "By a faction, I understand a number of citizens,...amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who arc united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1826 - 736 pages
...the unsteadiness and injustice, with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administrations. By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 542 pages
...the Federalist, written by Mr. Madison, we find the following apt and judicious observations — ' By a faction. I understand a number of citizens, whether...and actuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of... | |
 | Speeches, Addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 552 pages
...the. Federalist, written by Mr. Madison, we find the following apt and judicious observations : — " By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether...and actuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of... | |
 | Speeches, Addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 550 pages
...the Federalist, written by Mr. Madison, we find the following apt and judicious observations : — " By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether...majority or minority of the whole, who are united «nd tctuated by some common impulse of passion or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens,... | |
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