 If men were angels, no Government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on Government would be necessary. In framing a Government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies...  Scrap Book on Law and Politics, Men and Times - Page 59by George Robertson - 1855 - 404 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...government would be necessary. In framing a government, which is to be administered by men overmen, the great difficulty lies in this : You must first...dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions. This policy... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...nor Tiial controls on government would be necessary, framing a government which is to he administered men over men, the great difficulty lies in this :...dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government ; but experience urns taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions) This... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1838 - 684 pages
...personal motives to resist encroachments from the others." " In framing a Government, which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you mustfirst enable the Government to control the governed; and, in the next place, oblige it to control... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 684 pages
...personal motives to resist encroachments from the others." "In framing a Government, which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty...dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the Governanother occasion, been shown that the Federal Legislature will not only be restrained... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 686 pages
...personal motives to resist encroachments from the others." " In framing a Government, which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you mustfirst enable guing against the plain sense and meaning of the instrument. It was over and overagain... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1837 - 516 pages
...external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty...dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government ; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions. This... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1852 - 528 pages
...external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty...dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government ; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions. This... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1859 - 604 pages
...framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty," he said, " lies in this — you must first enable the government...control itself. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, a primary control on the government ; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1859 - 602 pages
...framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty," he said, " lies in this — you must first enable the government...control itself. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, a primary control on the government ; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary... | |
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