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He knew the ways of politics and factious politicians.† (source)
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Factious majorities would repeatedly oppress the people.† (source)
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Factious majorities would repeatedly oppress the people.† (source)
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Admit it for your factious purposes, and make it worse.† (source)
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Fabvier was factious; Bavoux was revolutionary.† (source)
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They are not loyal, they are only servile; not dutiful, only sheepish; not public spirited, only patriotic; not courageous, only quarrelsome; not determined, only obstinate; not masterful, only domineering; not self-controlled, only obtuse; not self-respecting, only vain; not kind, only sentimental; not social, only gregarious; not considerate, only polite; not intelligent, only opinionated; not progressive, only factious; not imaginative, only superstitious; not just, only vindictive; not generous, only propitiatory; not disciplined, only cowed; and not truthful at all—liars every one of them, to the very backbone of their souls.† (source)
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An unhappy prince am I. My father, King Henry, had faithful servants—He had but to say that he was plagued with a factious priest, and the blood of Thomas-a-Becket, saint though he was, stained the steps of his own altar.† (source)
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and to restrain the people, that they might not become too insolent—and that none might factiously aspire to public employments, which ought neither to be sold nor made burdensome by a great expense, since otherwise those that serve in them would be tempted to reimburse themselves by cheats and violence, and it would become necessary to find out rich men for undergoing those employments, which ought rather to be trusted to the wise.† (source)
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It can be little doubted that, if the State of Rhode Island was separated from the Confederacy and left to itself, the insecurity of right under the popular form of government within such narrow limits would be displayed by such reiterated oppressions of the factious majorities, that some power altogether independent of the people would soon be called for by the voice of the very factions whose misrule had proved the necessity of it.† (source)
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So are the' Italian cities all o'erthrong'd With tyrants, and a great Marcellus made Of every petty factious villager.† (source)
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Generous he rises in the crown's defence, To curb the factious tongue of insolence, Such just examples on offenders shown, Sedition silence, and assert the throne.† (source)
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I had rather you should be worthy makers of brooms and baskets than unworthy presidents of the United States procured by intrigue, factious slander and corruption.† (source)
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This is largely the effect of distrusting the unjust, factious spirit that is part of our government administration.† (source)
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Whene'er Ulysses roams the realm of night, Should factious power dispute my lineal right, Some other Greeks a fairer claim may plead; To your pretence their title would precede.† (source)
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A factious majority could seldom happen on any principles other than justice and the general good.† (source)
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Javert addressed the porter in a tone befitting the government, and the presence of the porter of a factious person.† (source)
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