They endeavor to balance these different powers, as if this equilibrium, which in England may be a necessary check to the enormous influence of royalty, could be of any use in republics founded upon the equality of all the citizens, and as if establishing... The Monthly review. New and improved ser - Page 3931787Full view - About this book
| Books - 1787 - 672 pages
...motive, inftead of colletling all authority into one centre, that of the nation, " they have eftablifhed different bodies, a body of Reprefentatives, a Council,...founded upon the equality of all the citizens, and as if eftablifhing different orders of men was not a fource of divifions and difputes." This loofe, indigefted... | |
| John Adams - Constitutional history - 1797 - 448 pages
..." lords, and a king. They endeavour to ba" lance thefe different powers, as if this equi" librium, which in England may be a neceflary " check to the...royalty, " could be of any ufe in republics founded up" on the equality of all the citizens, and as if " eftablifhing different orders of men was not a... | |
| John Adams - United States - 1851 - 666 pages
...there is in England a house of commons, a house of lords, and a king. They endeavor to balance these different powers, as if this equilibrium, which in England may be a necessary check to the enormous influence of royalty, could be of any use in republics founded upon... | |
| Francis Lieber - Civil rights - 1874 - 636 pages
...there is in England, a house of commons, a house of lords, and a king. They endeavored to balance three different powers, as if this equilibrium, which in England may be a necessary check to the enormous influence of royalty, could be of any use in republics founded upon... | |
| Richard N. Rosenfeld - History - 1998 - 1012 pages
...there is in England a house of commons, a house of lords, and a king. They endeavor to balance these different powers, as if this equilibrium, which in England may be a necessary check to the enormous influence of royalty, could be of any use in republics founded upon... | |
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