...those whom we are obliged to trust with power. ... In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution. Kentucky Resolutions, October 1798 It is not wisdom alone, but public confidence in that wisdom, which...

...those whom we are obliged to trust with power ... in questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." This reliance on definite constitutional safeguards, including recognition of unalienable rights, and...

...whom we are obliged to trust with power. . . . [13] In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.1 Jefferson acknowledged the influence of several individuals in shaping his character...

...limits to which, and no further, our confidence may go .... In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." These resolutions were especially applied to the passage of the Alien laws by the monarchist party...

...knew the dangers of big government when he said, "In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution. " (Kentucky resolutions) Tom Jefferson knew the tyranny of governments and feared for the people of...

...these Beasts. Thomas Jefferson put it this way, "In the question of power, then, let not more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution." Alexander Hamilton knew' the Beast of Babylon and knew the only sword that would subdue him. "You must...

...down those whom we are obliged to trust with power In questions of power, then, let no more be said of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.34 Again, thank all of you for the honor of addressing you this evening. In closing, let...

...Lest we forget, Thomas Jefferson said, "In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of conldence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." Americans must not be ignorant of the most basic principles of the Constitution, otherwise they cannot...

...constitutional vision in decidedly un-Progressive terms: "In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." Jefferson, "The Kentucky Resolutions," in The Portable Thomas Jefferson, ed. Merrill D. Peterson (New...