 | Constitutional law - 1802 - 344 pages
...administration. 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 aggregate interests of the community.... | |
 | Artemas Ward - United States - 1814 - 68 pages
...observations — " 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 aggregate interests of the community."... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1814 - 602 pages
...observations.—" 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 aggregate interests of the community."... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...administrations. ( 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 pas.ion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, orto^fie permanent and aggregate... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1825 - 742 pages
...understand a number of citizens, whether 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 other citizens, or to the permanent interest of the community " The gentleman... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 542 pages
...observations — ' 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 aggregate interests of the community.... | |
 | Speeches, Addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 552 pages
...observations : — " 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 aggregate interests of the community.... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1837 - 516 pages
...administrations. By a faction, 1 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 of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1840 - 554 pages
...observations : — " 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 aggregate interests of the community.... | |
 | Elisha Reynolds Potter - Rhode Island - 1842 - 76 pages
...10, p. 50 : — " 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 interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the... | |
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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 aggregate... 
