...those of the popular character, in Governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will...prevent its bursting into a flame, lest instead of warming, it should consume. It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country...

...those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will...mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched , demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame; lest, instead of warning, it should...

...governments, this spirit is not to be encouraged. " From the natural tendency of such governments, there will always be enough of that spirit for every...purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effect ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it A fire not to be quenched,...

...those of the popular character, in Governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will...prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume. i It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking, in a free country,...

...those of the popular character, in Governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will...prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume. It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking, in a free country,...

...constant danger of an excess of it. He closed this passage by branding the spirit of party in a metaphor: "A fire not to be quenched; it demands a uniform vigilance...prevent its bursting into a flame, lest instead of warming, it should consume." No one can doubt that by the end of his administration Washington's role...

...encouraged. From the natural tendency of such governments, it is certain there will always be enough of it for every salutary purpose and there being constant...the effort ought to be by force of public opinion to not to mitigate & correct it. Tis a fire which cannot be quenched but dedemanding mands a uniform vigilance...

...spirit of liberty, . . . [but] in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is certain there will...prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume." When such vigilance was lacking, Washington warned, "the alternate domination...

...internal tensions could be contained and controlled. When speaking of the internal danger, he said: From their natural tendency it is certain there will...prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume. 63 Washington's metaphors comported with his view of human nature. From...

...Washington, in his Farewell Address of 1796 warned the nation of the problems posed by factional interests: A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance...prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming it should consume . . . Two hundred years later such a peril may be facing your nation state....