 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...  Readings in American Democracy - Page 45edited by - 1922 - 538 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...of government. But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature ? If men were angels, no government would be necessary....framing a government, which is to be administered by men overmen, the great difficulty lies in this : You must first enable the government to control the governed... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...of government. But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature ? If men were angels, no government would be necessary....If angels were to govern men, neither external nor Tiial controls on government would be necessary, framing a government which is to he administered men... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1838 - 684 pages
...the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments from the others." " In framing a Government, which is to be administered...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... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1826 - 736 pages
...of government. But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature ? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern hien. neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1830 - 932 pages
...of Government. But what is Government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature ? If men were angels, no Government would be necessary....internal controls on Government would be necessary." I may, continued Mr. H., have fatigued the attention, or offended the taste of the Committee. My excuse,... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1890 - 928 pages
...of Government. But what is Government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no Government would be necessary....external nor internal controls on Government would be necessarv." I may, continued Air. H., have fatigued the attention, or offended the taste of the Committee.... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 684 pages
...department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments from the others." "In framing a Government, which is to be administered...and, in the next place, oblige it to control itself. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the Governanother occasion, been shown... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1833 - 686 pages
...the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments from the others." " In framing a Government, which is to be administered...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
...itself, but the greatest of all ie-l flections on human nature ? If men were angels, no govern-! ment would be necessary. If angels were to govern men,...and in the next place oblige it to control itself. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government ; but experience has... | |
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