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...essential that public opinion should be enlightened." Warning against "the spirit of party," he said, "A fire not to be quenched; it demands a uniform vigilance...flame, lest instead of warming it should consume." He also cautioned against any "usurpation" of the Constitution, saying that "the precedent must always...

...your countenance be pleasant but in serious matters somewhat grave. Rules of Civility, 1745 Faction A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance...flame, lest instead of warming it should consume. Farewell Address, Philadelphia, September 19, 1796 False Economy No person wishes more to save money...

...not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is cenain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose; and there being constant danger of excess, the effon ought to be by force of public opinion to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched,...

..."foments occasionally riot and insurrection," and he compared it to "a fire not to be quenched [that] demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting...flame, lest instead of warming it should consume." Yet, from colonial days, the concept of party inevitably took hold. Landowners who elected each other...

...not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose, and there being...in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres,...

...not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency. it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being...flame. lest instead of warming it should consume. Fortitude The final of these four virtues. fortitude. in this context pertains to the loyalty of citizens...

...republican government remained at stake. Given this "constant danger of excess," Washington warned, "the effort ought to be by force of public opinion,...flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume." 20 In such language George Washington, America's version of Bolingbroke's idealized "Patriot King,"...

...not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being...by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage vigilance to prevent it bursting into a flame, lest instead of warming, it should consume. — From...