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Burke added: “They auger misgovernment at a distance; and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze.” Books of The Times: Jack Rakove?s ?Revolutionaries,? Founding Fathers 2010-05-30T21:07:00Z
“What I am asking for is a period of time, valuable time, to rescue the country from corruption and misgovernment,” she pleaded before a congress that had just fired Castillo on a 101-6 vote. Peru has had five presidents in 25 months. Can Dina Boluarte stick? 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z
Since January last year, Andrew Fahie has been the subject of an inquiry into allegations of misgovernment and corruption. British Virgin Islands: Premier Andrew Fahie arrested in US drug sting 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z
After four years of usurpation, of lawless, reckless misgovernment, he should be removed from office. Opinion | ‘I believe I am treated worse,’ Trump says. As if. 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z
But then they get reinforced as historians in the early twentieth century begin to write what is, I think, very misguided history of Reconstruction as a period of corruption and misgovernment. The Buried Promise of the Reconstruction Amendments 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z
Despite boasting rich reserves of copper, cobalt, gold, diamonds and tin, Congo is one of the world’s least developed countries, due largely to corruption and misgovernment. After deadly collapse, Congo vows to remove illegal miners from... 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z
“No good comes of illegal exports to Syria, especially during this time of gross misgovernment and civil strife.” British man extradited to US on charges to illegally sell lab equipment to Syria 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z
In Europe, too, plague became intimately associated with misgovernment. Ebola the Trade Killer? 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z
Nicholas and his entire family were executed by the Soviets, whose subsequent misgovernment and brutality rivaled those of the czars. Book review: ‘Secret Lives of the Tsars,’ By Michael Farquhar
I mean news of chaos and misgovernment in other countries. Why Bad News Elsewhere Is Good News for China 2013-07-11T06:50:28Z
Venezuela's woes are a direct result of misgovernment not misfortune. Hugo’s House of Cards 2013-03-07T12:55:00Z
England has paid for the misgovernment of India in the blood of her children, and within the last few years she has striven nobly to repair the errors of former times. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z
The opportunity was too good to be lost, and Professor Sanua passed from mere social topics, and administered sound and severe castigations to his august visitor for his misgovernment and oppression of the fellaheen. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z
Hapsburg and Bourbon misgovernment and wars blighted Spain for three centuries. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z
The misgovernment of the country has conspired with landlordism to drive out capital, and destroy commerce, trade, mining, fishing, and manufacturing, thus throwing the mass of the population upon the land for subsistence. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z
Bond and Russell and others argued that misgovernment had come to such a pass, that it might be endured no more without merited disgrace. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z
The inherent weakness of Persia lies in her administrative system rather than in her sparse population and paucity of fuel and water, a paucity arising partly out of misgovernment. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z
His term of office was marked by misfortune and misgovernment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z
The commercial and industrial development of the island, despite its almost incredibly opulent resources, had been very slow, because handicapped by selfish and sordid misgovernment. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z
I do not wonder that you are out of heart concerning Greece; the mismanagement here is not less than the misgovernment there, the discord the same, save that here ink is spilt instead of blood. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z
During the whole day it lay through a country decidedly handsome, the soil rich and fertile, but showing with appalling force the fatal effects of misgovernment, wholly uncultivated, and almost wholly uninhabited. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z
A formal bankruptcy of the state, the cancelling of two-thirds of the interest on the public debt, crowned the misgovernment of this disastrous time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z
His rule left one continuous record of oppression and misgovernment. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z
Spain was tremendously at fault because of her misgovernment of Cuba, and indeed her whole policy in relation to that island, which was quite unworthy of a civilized power in an enlightened age. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z
One long course of misgovernment, one unceasing heaping of burdens on the people, and of pensions and sinecures on the aristocracy,—one unvarying round of oppression, plunder, murder, corruption, and extravagance. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z
Constantius might, perhaps, have forgiven the misgovernment; but the treason could not be overlooked. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z
In the councils the directors were loudly charged with corruption and misgovernment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z
And her misgovernment had been immeasurably worse than that of England. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z
And while he delivers a glowing panegyric on the person of the pope, he lashes unrelentingly the misgovernment of the Papal States. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z
For one thing, it would forestall and frustrate that great immigration of Europeans which South American statesmen are counting on to relieve their countries from mestizo unprogressiveness and misgovernment. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z
The blunders of misgovernment are the inevitable result of circumscribed powers. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z
And now, while he continues such, we must complain in prayer, not for his misgovernment only, but for that he governs, and desire to be delivered from him. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z
Yet even so they revolted against misgovernment, and declared their independence. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z
If communities have survived such fearful political tempests, it cannot well be said that national ruin is a necessary cause of misgovernment. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z
In the resistance that was at last made to the king’s misgovernment the Church was again foremost in the cause of liberty, while the Pope again upheld his vassal against his people. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z
When we have undermined English misgovernment, we have paved the way for Ireland to take her place among the nations of the earth. The Issue The Case for Sinn Fein 2011-07-26T02:00:19.407Z
Three hundred years of Spanish misgovernment and cruelty is not conducive to aversion to fictitious excuses by the lowly in the presence of supreme authority. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z
In consequence of droughts, ravages of locusts and misgovernment by local governors the province has been much impoverished and hundreds of villages are in ruins and deserted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z
Pondoland, like every state under savage rule, was the scene of cruelty, oppression, and misgovernment in most forms. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z
He alludes to “free elections by great clamours of much people,” for great disease of misgovernment in the hands of “torcentious citizens.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
As it was these people were all doomed to a continuation of Turkish misgovernment, oppression, and slaughter. The Balkan Wars 1912-1913 2011-05-24T02:00:14.360Z
It was not till centuries of oppression and misgovernment that the rights of man were p. 183practically won for France, and that Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity became the watchwords of the people. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z
The minority found that Ku-Klux disorder and violence was due to misgovernment and an exploitation of the states below the Mason and Dixon line by radicals. Ku Klux Klan Secrets Exposed Attitude toward Jews, Catholics, Foreigners and Masons. Fraudulent Methods Used. Atrocities Committed in Name of Order. 2011-04-28T02:00:15.077Z
There must be some stage in misgovernment which will justify the interference of bystanding nations, in the name of humanity. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z
His exactions and misgovernment had equally embroiled him with the nobles. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z
Meanwhile their misgovernment and massacre of Christians in Macedonia were inflaming the kindred Slav nations and driving them into war against Turkey. The Balkan Wars 1912-1913 2011-05-24T02:00:14.360Z
There are some of us who can yet remember how Cicero thundered against Verres for his misgovernment of Sicily.  Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z
But a constant feeling of responsibility attached to the British Government as suzerain, for any serious misrule in Native States; and a firm determination to interfere when British interference became necessary to prevent misgovernment. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z
Many of the foreign diggers had a deal more to say, about the misgovernment of the colony, than any of Her Majesty’s subjects; and I did not like to hear them talk treason. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z
A dreadful case of misgovernment existed in India, and, thoroughly to arouse his countrymen to the fact, it was necessary to pile up the agony. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z
Very few of them wished to bring back the old days of Turkish tyranny and misgovernment. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z
In Sicily, in consequence of long-continued poverty, ignorance, and misgovernment, the secret societies, known as the Mafia, have overrun great parts of the island. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z
The claim of the Yorkists to represent constitutional opposition to misgovernment became a mere hypocrisy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z
Conspicuous among the evils that have resulted from misgovernment by the propertied class, are personal slavery and political despotism. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z
Such was the condign punishment of a long course of ignorant, blundering, and corrupt misgovernment, a punishment not the less calamitous and degrading because it was deserved. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
The tender regard of the Hungarian peasantry for robbers, and the almost endearing name which the people gave them, is in itself a proof of misgovernment and the perversion of justice. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z
There never was an extensive discontent without great misgovernment. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z
He merely required that Somerset and his friends should be dismissed from office and made to answer for their misgovernment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z
The misgovernment of the regency in France under Somerset contrasted most unfavourably with that of York. Cathedral Cities of England
It was almost enough to break forever the spirit of the nation, certainly to implant the bitterest memories, and here the main cause was misgovernment and bad law. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
Considerable progress was made during the last two decades of the 19th century, however, notwithstanding misgovernment and the extreme poverty of the people. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens"
The demoralization of respectable Irishmen has been the worst result of English misgovernment of Ireland. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z
There was a strange alliance between the advocate of clerical reform, and the practical exponent of secular misgovernment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z
Meanwhile, the burdens of over-taxation and misgovernment press every year more heavily on the country. The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin
For nearly seven centuries it was a course of strife between races, bloodshed, massacre, misgovernment, civil war, oppression, and misery. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
To enforce the British demands, to put an end to the misgovernment and barbarities carried on at Kumasi, and to establish law, order and security for trade, an expedition was at length decided upon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens"
Generations of misgovernment had corrupted the native system. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z
At the “Mad Parliament,” which met at Oxford, 1258, the barons informed their master that his misgovernment had grown so hopeless that they were Public discontent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z
The misgovernment of Ireland, if such existed, was to be laid to the charge of neither the English minister nor the English people. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845
Hispaniola or Hayti, where the natives had been almost exterminated and which by misgovernment was nearly deserted, invited them. The History of Cuba, vol. 1
Granvella and the bloody duke of Alva were the monarch's instruments in this sad misgovernment, which resulted in a total renunciation of allegiance to the king of Spain. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1
In fact it was itself effected by shameful means, and it was followed by misgovernment as fatally unsympathetic as that which had preceded it. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z
Acts of parliament were no adequate barriers to his misgovernment. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3
The result was an extraordinary revulsion of feeling in favour of Charles and the monarchy, in which the incidents of his misgovernment were completely forgotten. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine"
Carlyle’s strong convictions as to the misery and misgovernment of Ireland recommended him to men who had taken part in the rising of 1848. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades"
He is so completely indifferent to anything but this, that he does not take the slightest trouble to hide the misery and the misgovernment which the practical carrying out of his idea caused. A Short History of French Literature
The autonomists stood between these extremes, favoring home rule instead of independence, while admitting the misgovernment of Cuba. The Greater Republic A History of the United States
Their remonstrances were seldom effectual, and the state of the national church was noted by the Provisions of Oxford in 1258 as part of the general misgovernment which the baronial opposition sought to remedy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance"
The estates of Languedoc, summoned to Toulouse, also made protests against misgovernment, but they agreed to raise a war-levy on terms to which the dauphin acceded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine"
Charles Gavan Duffy of the Nation newspaper saw him in London in consequence of what he had written in Chartism about misgovernment in Ireland. Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series
For the provincials, the result of this law was to usher in an era of increased oppression and misgovernment. A History of Rome to 565 A. D.
Episode Of The Resolutions What was asked was that he should consent to an amended form of his second resolution, declaring more simply and categorically that the Turk, by his misgovernment, had lost his claims. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3)
This was no less than the intention of demanding the West India Islands from England as an indemnity for the past woes and bygone misgovernment of Ireland. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune
In the answer which a German prince was given there seems to be a rebuke for his misgovernment implied. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906
General discontent in Spain, and several abortive uprisings occurred against Ferdinand VII, whose misgovernment had left an empty treasury and an unpaid army. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906
A further source of misgovernment lay in the greed of the governor and his staff. A History of Rome to 565 A. D.
The Anglo-Saxon race had a genius for misgovernment on the democratic principle. Captain Macedoine's Daughter
Long years of misgovernment in China produced their natural result. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
He was disgusted by the spectacle of their misgovernment. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)
Hutchinson's Commercial Restraints of Ireland, published in 1779, and reviewing the progress of English misgovernment, proved the correctness of Molyneux' prognostications nearly a century before. Books Condemned to be Burnt
The gorgeous visions vanished, and their eyes were opened to the hard realities of Mohammedan ignorance, bigotry and misgovernment. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century
This was no less than the intention of demanding the West India Islands from England, as an indemnity for the past woes and bygone misgovernment of Ireland. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851
On the other hand, the Japanese government declared that the Tong-Hak movement was a natural result of the prevailing misgovernment, and could not be overcome unless radical reforms were carried out. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
Here is the changed spirit which these gentlemen have produced by a misgovernment of fifteen months. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)
The State which is Catholic par excellence is a by-word for misgovernment, because the orthodoxy and piety of its administrators are deemed a substitute for a better system. The History of Freedom
He is accused of gross misgovernment, wanton cruelty in suppressing native insurrection, and the production of false evidence. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851.
That the Britons and Gaels are Kelts, and that the English are Germans is known wherever Welsh dissent, Irish poverty, or English misgovernment are the subjects of notice. The Ethnology of the British Islands
You see Charles throwing himself head-foremost into the trap; you hear Burgundy, in his answers, begin to inspire him with his own prejudices, and draw melancholy pictures of the misgovernment of France. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25)
He announced himself as being opposed to annexation, and declared that the Cubans were “suffering under the worst misgovernment in the world.” The Boys of '98
No extremity of misgovernment was able to revive it. The History of Freedom
Those whose interest it was that misgovernment should continue, would no longer be able to make a scapegoat of George Brown. George Brown
The Celts, the Gauls, the Gaels, the Picts, the Scots, and the Saxons,—all crowded and settled in Britain when the Romans left it in 410, after nearly four hundred years of misgovernment. Needlework As Art
Swift, who hated Ireland, felt a righteous indignation at the misgovernment which threatened the country with ruin, and some of his most powerful phillipics were secretly written in her defence. The Age of Pope (1700-1744)
Yet certain recent historians have contended that this violent uprising was not a protest against injustice and misgovernment. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688
Thy crime has nearly cost these other prisoners dear; and I, ruling as I do this tribe without the exterminating feuds which distinguished it under thy misgovernment, doom thee to death. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly
The daimyō, whose misgovernment had brought on this rebellion in Amakusa, was stripped of most of his territories, and he was so intensely hated in what remained to him that he committed hara-kiri. Japan
Lamartme has made an apotheosis of the Revolution, instead of treating it as the unavoidable consequence of misgovernment. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848
For sixty years the people endured the ever-growing oppression and misgovernment. Portuguese Architecture
Having tasted the sweets of freedom, they were ill prepared ever again to tolerate injustice and misgovernment. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688
And Ireland, renewing her strength after centuries of misgovernment, persecution and poverty, emulated the richest countries, America, Germany, Holland and England. Pius IX. And His Time
These grievances, the continued absence of the Court in Brazil, and the general misgovernment of the country, had caused widespread discontent. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815
How Italy is to prosper under the Pope's presidency, whose misgovernment of his own small portion of it was the ostensible cause of the war, the Queen is at a loss to conceive. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861
In the second period, from 1660 to 1676, the prosperity of the middle class was seriously impaired by oppression by England and misgovernment and tyranny in the colony. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion
The committee immediately dispatched deputies to arrest and bring to the Fort the leaders of this cabal of misgovernment. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century
From causes already considered, they are peculiarly apt to consider their sufferings the result of injustice and misgovernment, and to be rancorous and embittered accordingly. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject
This power has been the chief source of municipal corruption, since it has made the misgovernment of cities a source of great profit to a wealthy and influential class. The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy
That France is not as Spain, utterly crushed beneath the weight of a thousand years of misgovernment, is the answer to those who doubt the ultimate success of the experiment. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
But we have abundant evidence from both sides that they were determined also to put an end to oppression and misgovernment. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676
A discourse on justice leads up to a sharp rebuke of nearly every prince then ruling, on the score of misgovernment in one or another form. Dante: His Times and His Work
Corruption and misgovernment at the South were held against him, though Congress was properly to blame for them. The New Nation
By these errors of statesmanship and by the misgovernment of officials like Keno, conditions were created which, as will be seen hereafter, proved ultimately fatal to Japan's sway in the peninsula. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era
France had impoverished and disgusted them by misgovernment, and by over-government had destroyed in them all energy and self-reliance. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France
Berkeley denied the charges of favoritism and misgovernment. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676
The Jews and the mulattoes divide municipal honors between them, and rival, not unworthily on a small scale, the united talents of Mozart and Tammany for misgovernment and jobbery. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
It became a textbook at once, teaching the truth that corruption and misgovernment were non-partisan, and until the Populists took them up the movements for reform were non-partisan as well. The New Nation
For the sufferings of the people were not greater than they had been before; the misgovernment and oppression were less, and a successful war with England had largely wiped out the humiliations inflicted by Chatham. Lectures on the French Revolution
For the next four years he was absorbed in private studies, and in the courts of law, at the end of which he became ædile, the year that Verres was impeached for misgovernment in Sicily. Ancient States and Empires
As for Bacon, he had been in command of the frontier forces but a few days when he sent messengers to every part of the colony to blast Berkeley's misgovernment. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676
At the close of the Conference Cavour made a plain statement concerning the misgovernment of southern and central Italy and the evils of the Austrian occupation. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three)
But James found the kingdom in great confusion from misgovernment, and the common people very much oppressed. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children
This past system of misgovernment, especially during the last three hundred years, has prepared, by its neglect, a class among the lower orders which it is now peculiarly difficult to govern. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing
That deficits have arisen, and that the present disaster has occurred, is entirely attributable to a single cause, and that is, the grossest misgovernment. The Life of Gordon, Volume II
Had not the English trade laws, misgovernment, and injustice practically eliminated the middle class there would have been hundreds to whom the maintaining of law and order was the first consideration. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676
Misgovernment in Spain Ferdinand's misgovernment of Spain had soon resulted in an empty treasury, in consequence of which soldiers and sailors received no pay for several years. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three)
But Disraeli never cherished a grudge; and only three weeks after he entered Parliament he risked his seat there by a pointed statement of the misgovernment of Ireland. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
The people have begun to suspect that one particular form of this past misgovernment has been, that their masters have set them to do all the work, and have themselves taken all the wages. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing
He was tireless in his withering satire, his stinging invective, his uncompromising war upon the misgovernment of the day. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage
The Bath Papers add to the already abundant evidence that Bacon fought partly to end misgovernment in Virginia. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676
So much dissatisfaction was caused by the corruption and misgovernment of the Carreras, that the Spaniards endeavoured to reconquer Chili. With Cochrane the Dauntless
When the war ended they hoped that the evils would diminish, while the pretext for misgovernment would be removed. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill
The offences charged against them were misgovernment and oppression of the people, the greatest of public sins: but it was no less the end of a long tragedy. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets
This Convention resolved that James had forfeited the crown by misgovernment, and offered it to William and Mary. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767
The former has suffered greatly from misgovernment and the waste of its resources. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges
To South Carolina fell the bitterest experience of misgovernment. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement
I understand the purpose of this meeting to be to consider the misgovernment in South Carolina, which running through ten long years, has culminated in the shameful and shameless proceedings of our present Legislature. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922
In 1856, by an order from home, the country was taken under our direct rule on account of gross misgovernment, by flagrant and persistent violation of the engagement made with us. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877
Win or lose, Ireland will go on, in our old round of misgovernment, intensified by a grinding poverty which will make life intolerable. Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics
In the past, however, this pressure was automatically lightened by factors like war, misgovernment, pestilence, and famine, which swept off such multitudes of people that, despite high birth-rates, populations remained at substantially a fixed level. The New World of Islam
Jealousy had done some cruel work, and the misgovernment of the mother country stifled the best efforts. A Little Girl in Old Quebec
Though tyranny and misgovernment had been conclusively proved against the Earl, the technical proof of treason was weak. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660
The country was humiliated by defeat and brought to the verge of rebellion by the bloodshed and misgovernment of Mary's reign. History of the English People, Volume IV
For years after the destruction of the Inca rule, unhappy Peru groaned under the misgovernment and tyranny of the Spaniards, and rapidly and surely the aboriginal inhabitants decreased in numbers. A Voyage round the World A book for boys
Another preacher, after reproaching him to his face with his misgovernment, ordered this Psalm to be sung,— 'Why dost thou, tyrant, boast thyself, Thy wicked deeds to praise?' Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
What a tale of misgovernment, tyranny, and weakness, does this request tell! The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy
He had no faith in Parliaments, save as means of checking exceptional misgovernment. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660
However, these efforts failed, and they became at last convinced that the loss of their industry from misgovernment was, and would continue, greater than any loss which temporary disturbances might involve. Impressions of South Africa
Now, the rising of the discontented barons under the Earl of Lancaster, provoked by the king's favouritism and misgovernment, took place in the early part of the year 1322. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852
The sympathies of this country were not with Spain, for it is by her misrule, her acknowledged misgovernment of her colonists, that all the mischief has been brought about. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles
His conduct was the last straw heaped upon the back of the much-enduring camel, and the outbreak which followed must in large measure be attributed to his misgovernment. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion
At length the barons,069 tired of Edward's misgovernment, revolted, and made the king a prisoner. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries
Profligate expenditure is the fruitful cause of municipal misgovernment. The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes
If man could pioneer new lands, learn new truth and make new inventions, why could he not devise new social systems where human life would be freed from the miseries of misgovernment and oppression? Christianity and Progress
It shows a yearning for something better,—to escape from cruel wars and practices and misgovernment, to attain peace and quiet and rest. The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific
The cause of this, as of most of our grievances, was misgovernment, producing poverty, discomfort, ignorance, and misrepresentation. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry
Publishes two letters to Lord Aberdeen on Neapolitan misgovernment. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859
She is indeed a downtrodden country, and it is little wonder that her people are at last rising up in arms against the atrocious system of tyranny and misgovernment under which they are groaning. The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection
They are monarchists who are dissatisfied with the misgovernment of the older parties, but who distrust socialism. The Governments of Europe
Who was the authority who should carry on the government—or misgovernment—of the colony? asked the city Council of Mexico as they urged the Viceroy to retain his authority against all comers. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development
In Virginia the misgovernment of the royal governor Sir William Berkeley had led in 1675 to the famous rebellion headed by Nathaniel Bacon, and this rebellion had been suppressed with much harshness. The War of Independence
To the end the Church in France, as in our day, in pre-revolutionary Russia, remained the champion of privilege and misgovernment. The Necessity of Atheism
In Philadelphia, a city notorious at that time for misgovernment and turbulence, an orderly "American" meeting was attacked and broken up by an Irish mob. A History of American Christianity
It is sad to write of two such high-minded, well-intentioned rulers, that the worst acts of misgovernment in Canada took place in their r�gime. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom
The result of all these oppressions and this misgovernment was to raise up in a marvellous manner the Gothic standard from the dust into which it had Page 344 fallen. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation
That perilous populace had arisen which was afterwards to show what frightful deeds it could do under the impulse of oppression and misgovernment. Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French.
It had been the exception for the reign of a Scottish king to pass without some more or less serious revolt on the ground of his alleged misgovernment. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10
Articles were drawn up accusing him of misgovernment, and publicly read in the Guildhall. London and the Kingdom - Volume I
In modern days it is almost impossible to realize the degree of fanatical hatred generated by this half century of misgovernment. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom
The revolt and independence of the American Colonies were not due to a political preference for a republic, but were the work of public opinion driven by misgovernment to protest. The Rise of the Democracy
One of the bitterest reproaches that is hurled, and hurled justly, at British maladministration is that through all the seeming variations of misgovernment there has been in fact no change. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 13, 1920
Another preacher, after reproaching him to his face with his misgovernment, ordered this psalm to be sung:— "Why dost thou, tyrant, boast thyself, Thy wicked deeds to praise?" The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell
That is the whole secret of our municipal misgovernment wherever it exists, and also the reason for our barbarous crimes. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View
Matters have now come to such an outrageous pass that the British government can no longer ignore the fact that the colony has been goaded to desperation by the misgovernment of the ruling clique. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom
Cade's rising was provoked by misgovernment and directed at political reform. The Rise of the Democracy
But whilst Luther attributed the prevailing demoralisation to false dogmas and a faulty constitution, Erasmus sought the cause in ignorance and misgovernment. Lectures on Modern history
On the subject of the misgovernment and disgrace of Venantius, cf. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator
Before long the Goths broke loose and spread over the country, destroying whatever cultivation had survived the desolating misgovernment of the Empire. The Arian Controversy
How Swift pounded out his "rage and resentment" against English misgovernment, may be further read in the "Story of the Injured Lady," and in the "Answer" to that story. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish
Set down the cause of Canada's slow progress up to 1840 to misgovernment. The Canadian Commonwealth
The nation was glad to escape from the misgovernment of the Republic, which had weighed heavily on numerous classes, and believed that the crown had received a lesson which could not be forgotten. Lectures on Modern history
As the North wind clears the face of the sky from the rain and clouds brought by the South wind, so do we look to you to repair the evils wrought by his misgovernment. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator
It now finds itself confronted by social and political problems of extraordinary difficulty and complexity, which are the natural and logical results of long-continued misgovernment or neglect. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908
But, if the people were oppressed, he was surely justified in rescuing them from misgovernment. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch
And the most pugnacious Loyalist will hardly deny that under the British régime from 1759 to Durham's Report in 1840 the mismanagement was almost as gross as the misgovernment under the French. The Canadian Commonwealth
After listening to the debate for some time, he rose from his seat and charged the Commons with injustice and misgovernment. The Leading Facts of English History
From the dawn of history, uncontrolled commercialism has been one of the principal causes of misgovernment, and more especially of the misgovernment of subject races. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913
And when Britain punished the regicides and restored to power the perfidious race of the Stuarts, she was again putting upon herself the yoke of misgovernment and storing up another day of wrath and bloodshed. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland
A distinction should be made between oppression and misgovernment, the existence of which last is fully admitted on all hands. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels
Slow progress can no longer be ascribed to misgovernment. The Canadian Commonwealth
The nation had suffered so much from the misgovernment of those who had ruled during the minority of Richard, and later by Richard himself, that they wanted no more boy kings. The Leading Facts of English History
Foreign victims of misgovernment had long viewed America as a land from whence came the plain unostentatious gentleman of sense. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth
But Robert passed away, and as the tide of misgovernment mounted higher and higher the Earl silently trained himself for the day of trial. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400
To the demoralised condition of the Christians themselves, then, combined with Turkish misgovernment, resulting from their semi-civilisation, may the existing unsatisfactory state of affairs be attributed, and not to any systematic oppression. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels
To this misgovernment is due the unrest among women and the impetus behind the equal suffrage movement today. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures
Other sovereigns had been guilty of misgovernment, others had put unworthy and grasping favorites in power, but he was the first King whom Parliament had deposed. The Leading Facts of English History
There, resigned, stood outlined the same apathy of spirit, the same result of misgovernment—the same soul-degrading influences; the same rebuking spectacle; the result of the same wealth-dredging principles practiced by a few. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth
Henry and the Baronage That misgovernment of this kind should have gone on unchecked in defiance of the provisions of the Charter was owing to the disunion and sluggishness of the English baronage. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400
This, and the influences of the Spiritual Power, are the only guarantees provided against misgovernment. Auguste Comte and Positivism
By the side of the misgovernment, the honeycomb of corruption in which the Carpet-Bag government of Louisiana reveled, we must place the universal lawlessness which that state witnessed from 1867 to 1876. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South
But Stephen's reign was not all loss in other respects, for out of the "war, wickedness, and waste" of his misgovernment came a universal desire for peace through law. The Leading Facts of English History
The hideous misgovernment of Ireland he had always deplored. Matthew Arnold
Peace of Br�tigny In France misery and misgovernment seemed to be doing Edward's work more effectively than arms. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400
England still resounded with complaints of misgovernment, and demands for the execution of the charters. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
It has been the prime cause of more misgovernment in the South than any other one cause, not even the insatiable rapacity of the carpet-bag adventurers taking precedence of it. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South
Mr. Gladstone did not hesitate to say that he believed the misery of the island sprang mainly from its misgovernment. The Leading Facts of English History
Nevertheless, emigration, the most unanswerable proof of English misgovernment, is a terrible drain on our country's life-blood, and no entirely hopeful view of Ireland's future can be held until this is stopped. The Life Story of an Old Rebel
But the misgovernment was now that of the baronage or of a main part of the baronage itself in actual conjunction with the Crown. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400
The national energy spurned the feebleness of the court, and the time was at hand when the nation, through its natural leaders, was to overthrow the wretched system of misgovernment under which it had suffered. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
Look to the misgovernment of the Reconstruction period for the answer—misgovernment by white men and black men who were lifted into a "little brief authority" by a mighty but unwieldy voting force. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South
In thirty years, by shameful misgovernment, he had carried it to the brink of ruin. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power
As to the first, the misgovernment of Ireland, of which I had seen the hideous fruits in the Famine years and emigration, was ample justification. The Life Story of an Old Rebel
Turkish misgovernment furnished him with a much clearer idea of the publicans, and the hatred they aroused in the minds of the people, than he had ever hoped to obtain. Humanly Speaking
His standpoint is that of a patriotic Englishman, indignant at the alien invasions, at the misgovernment of the king, the greed of the curialists and the Poitevins, and with a professional bias against the mendicants. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
Whilst discovery of the misgovernment of others led to his own power, it was wise to inquire, it was safe to publish: there was then no delicacy; there was then no danger. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12)
They must come out as well as the innocent, because their guilt is due to misgovernment in the past.'—Mr. A Leap in the Dark A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the Bill of 1893
Each of these events was itself the climax of a long period of irresponsible misgovernment dating from about the same period, the second decade of the nineteenth century, and demanding the same remedy. The Framework of Home Rule
The Irish chapters in his great book had been picked out by hostile critics as especially good, and in them he had strongly condemned the cruel misgovernment of an Englishman otherwise so humane as Essex. The Life of Froude
After a long course of misgovernment the Genoese rule had become unbearable. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series
The fall of James was caused, not as the Nonjurors were tempted to think, by popular disregard of Divine personality, but by his own misunderstanding of the limits to which misgovernment may go. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham
He had once planned a history of Ireland, "but abandoned the idea because the continuous record of misery and misgovernment was too painful to contemplate." The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914
And misgovernment increased, and passions rose, and blood flowed, while, in the guise of dispassionate psychologists, a great many narrow, egotistical, and bullying people at home propounded these arid conundrums. The Framework of Home Rule
And we now see this Act administered with a mixture of virulence and incompetence to which even the dreary annals of Irish misgovernment present few parallels. Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question
No effort will be spared to build up the waste places desolated by war and by long years of misgovernment. A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents
It will suffice to present such considerations in outline without disinterring the details of the past misgovernment of our country. Ulster's Stand For Union
Charles turns out to be a strong character, sets right the foreign affairs of the kingdom, and repairs his father's misgovernment. The Poetry Of Robert Browning
In course of time, as the dominions of Sultan Mahmoud became more and more disorganized by misgovernment and insurrection, Mehemet Ali sent his adopted son, Ibrahim Pasha, with an army into Syria. France in the Nineteenth Century
Not from malice, not from cruelty, not from wanton injustice, not even from callous indifference to suffering and wrong, does our misgovernment of Ireland come. Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question
In the whole history of Irish misgovernment there is nothing more stupid than this persecution of Irish Presbyterians. As We Are and As We May Be
Because the early popes died as martyrs, he considers it a disgrace that their successors should be guilty of misgovernment. The Book of the Epic
The Confederacy was starved out by its own people—rather by its own hideous misgovernment, for the people were loyal to the cause. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873
Then followed a long period of misgovernment, which culminated in the insurrection of 1830, to put down which the aid of British troops had to be called in. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore
It was not until the editor was forced thereto by consistent and sustained Japanese misgovernment that he reversed his attitude. Korea's Fight for Freedom
The result of all this wretched misgovernment was not merely destitution bordering on famine, but a wholesale emigration. Is Ulster Right?
No subsequent philanthropy can atone for misgovernment, and furthermore all social injustice, whether by positive act or simple neglect, tends to take toll from the defenseless classes. The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work
Whether Dr Arnold's theory be applicable or not to this particular case, it furnishes but too just a solution of Irish misgovernment in general. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843
The misgovernment of especially the last two of the Medicean line had reduced the country to the lowest possible social, moral and economical condition. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875
The Whigs swept the country by an immense majority, the great Democratic party was crushed to the earth, and the ignorant misgovernment of Andrew Jackson found at last its fit reward. Daniel Webster
When we have undermined English misgovernment we have paved the way for Ireland to take her place among the nations of the earth. Is Ulster Right?
With regard to another matter, my learned counsel has, no doubt for the best, expressed some opinions on these matters and the misgovernment to which my country has been subjected. The Dock and the Scaffold
In England, under the energetic misgovernment of Laud, he would very likely have had to stand in the pillory with his ears cropped, or perhaps, like Bunyan and Baxter, would have been sent to jail. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty
The misgovernment of the sons of Cnut hindered the formation of a lasting Danish dynasty in England. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History
Extend this calculation to the number of seven persons, and the other expenses of our misgovernment, and perhaps some other expenditures not mentioned, and see what a sum our tax will amount to. Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts Relative to the Marshpee Tribe Or, the Pretended Riot Explained
The Spanish priests are, therefore, identified in the public mind with all the details of misgovernment. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient
Such was the state of things in the Fleet Prison at the period of our history, when its misgovernment was greater than it had ever previously been, and the condition of its inmates incomparably worse. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance
But this issue of past misgovernment will be fought out on purely secular grounds, and the Church will be only a sympathizer behind the fray. A Volunteer Poilu
Meanwhile their misgovernment and massacre of Christians in Macedonia were inflaming the red Slav nations and driving them into War against Turkey. The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913 Third Edition
This has not been the common case of misgovernment. The Crimes of England
Even in the present day, the wars and misgovernment of ages have not exhausted the natural richness of the soil. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 385, August 15, 1829
An immense amount of wretched misgovernment would be avoided if all legislators and all voters would engrave these wholesome definitions upon their minds. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins
In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. The Devil's Dictionary
As it was these, people were all doomed to a continuation of Turkish misgovernment, oppression, and slaughter. The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913 Third Edition
This appeal to Moslem sentiment was, however, powerless against the disaffection due to perennial misgovernment. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28
His rule "was on the model dear to the heart of his royal master—a harsh despotism, but neither strong nor wise; it was wretched misgovernment and stupid, blundering oppression." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12
His system of misgovernment went on for a few years longer and was the promoting cause of the revolutionary movements which continually disturbed the whole Italian peninsula. The Grand Old Man
The colonists whom he had sent out to the islands had rebelled, and jealous enemies had accused him falsely before the king and queen of misgovernment in his territories. Introductory American History
By systematic and continuous misgovernment they created a gulf between the Slavs and themselves which nothing on earth can remove. Independent Bohemia An Account of the Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Liberty
He was driven from the throne, in consequence of his misgovernment, in B.C. The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3
She upheld the misgovernment of the Papal States, which has made Rome the scandal of Europe. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859
Amos, called from feeding his flocks, inveighed against frivolity and vice, misgovernment and fraud, in Israel. Outline of Universal History
Supposing the Aristocracy, having won the victory the Poet desired, had fallen in turn into oppression and misgovernment, doubtless Aristophanes would have lashed its members with his most biting sarcasms. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1
The prosecution had been started by a small group of eminent citizens, bent upon cleaning up their city, notorious for graft, misgovernment, and the basest abuses of political power. The Sisters-In-Law
The Preface refers this piece to the reign of king Yû; but there is nothing. in it to suggest the idea of its having been made in a time of disorder and misgovernment. The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3
His Ghibellinism, though undoubtedly the result of what he had seen of Italian misgovernment, embraced in its theoretical application the civilized world. Among My Books Second Series
In that century the terrible plagues which desolated the empire, with the sufferings that sprung from wild anarchy and misgovernment, made the church a welcome asylum for the afflicted. Outline of Universal History
The disaffection which distress and misgovernment had already excited in those districts was naturally increased by this contemptuous neglect of their petitions. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2
The prosecution of Catiline for his African misgovernment was continued, and, strange to say, Cicero undertook his defence. Caesar: a Sketch
In 'Richard the Second' a king is produced, who by his misgovernment and by his maintenance of selfish favourites loses his crown. Shakspere and Montaigne
They made their newspaper assail Republican or Democratic corruption and misgovernment in city, state or nation, according as their personal interests lay. The Great God Success
The misgovernment of the native princes in Oude led to the assumption of the government of that province by the English in 1856. Outline of Universal History
The stagnant, non-progressive condition of the East at the present time is largely due to the misgovernment of its Turkish conquerors. Early European History
People everywhere began to see that the old régime of privilege and misgovernment ought to be replaced. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization
She had not the political genius of Venice, the oligarchic instinct of self-preservation from popular misgovernment and princely aggression. Roman Holidays, and Others
A quiet talk with Mrs. Price, as soon as my cousin's bad hour arrived, was quite enough to bring me back to a sense of my own misgovernment. Erema — My Father's Sin
If, therefore, there has been misgovernment in Ireland during that period, it is the land which has influenced Parliament, and the landowners are responsible. Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1
He shows the piratical "Interests," at Washington, sustaining, and sustained by, the misgovernment of Utah, in their campaign of national pillage. Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft
Octavius reported every thing to the Roman Senate and people, and made Antony's misgovernment and his various misdemeanors the ground of the heaviest accusations against him. Cleopatra
They had had some talks on books and the general misgovernment of the universe,--for Mr. Tipping really was something of an "atheist,"--on Henry's occasional visits, and were no strangers to each other. Young Lives
The Volunteers even boasted that they had been called into existence by English misgovernment. The Constitutional History of England from 1760 to 1860
Communication was so infrequent that the authorities in England could not keep track of what was going on in America, and misgovernment could flourish unchecked because unknown. Studies in Civics
The power of the Mormon hierarchy has been the theme of much imaginative fiction; but here is a story of church tyranny and misgovernment in the name of God, that outrages the credibilities of art. Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft
The history of these provinces during the past generation is one of neglect and misgovernment. The War and Democracy
In spite of his great abilities, no monarch ever reaped a severer penalty for his misgovernment than did Louis. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women
You assault and overthrow some system of misgovernment, and "turn the rascals out." Joy & Power
And, sweet wife, Temper your rage with patience; do not be Subject so much to such misgovernment. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7
In some form or other Arab Syria will retain her connection with France, and her growing population will no longer be driven by misgovernment to emigration. Turkey: a Past and a Future
This deliverance of Jerusalem from Turkish misgovernment was bound to stir the emotions of Christian, Jewish, and Moslem communities in the two hemispheres. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine
On his return home he was impeached for his misgovernment, but acquitted through Cicero's defence and the careful selection of a jury. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
Others will hold the contrary opinion, especially those who have a hand in the misgovernment, but we do not care; we have made an assertion and are going to prove it. The Indolence of the Filipino
The prospect of the accession in the near future of a Protestant and freedom loving Prince and Princess had reconciled the people to the misgovernment of their present despotic and Catholic sovereign. General History for Colleges and High Schools
Murray was prepared to rely upon the general charges of misgovernment, while privately submitting the evidence as to the murder to the Commissioners. England under the Tudors
The first of the plots to which he nearly fell a victim occurred at such an early period of his reign that it could not be attributed to popular discontent at his misgovernment. China
I should like to behold the experiment of a new form of misgovernment The Revolution in Tanner's Lane
A comparatively late expedient, and the first part of the Carolingian system to disappear, these tours of inspection were the one safeguard against local misgovernment and the feudalising of official power. Medieval Europe
The court was considered a perfectly legitimate power, although much hated at times, and bearing, very properly, a large share of the odium of misgovernment. The Eve of the French Revolution
Greece and Italy and Egypt are struggling to recover from centuries of misgovernment. Problems of Conduct
Popular election thus practiced, instead of a security against misgovernment, is but an additional wheel in its machinery. Considerations on Representative Government
They were the culmination of centuries of misgovernment; and they paid an awful penalty for the sins of generations of short-sighted and selfish ancestors, as well as for their own cruelty and wickedness. Caesar's Column
Like the Roman Empire, that of the Franks had forfeited respect and popularity by misgovernment, by feeble government, by insupportable demands on the personal service of the subject. Medieval Europe
You know that I lament, as you do, the misgovernment of Carthage, and mourn for the disasters which have been brought upon her by it. The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal
The misgovernment which in the Soudan had caused the rebellion of the Mahdi, in Egypt produced the revolt of Arabi Pasha. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
It cannot be pretended that the revolt of the colonists was due to oppression or to serious misgovernment. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History
But here, too, were the fruits of misgovernment. Caesar's Column
Yes, he should certainly write a book on the Bahamas, if only to expose the monstrous system of misgovernment which accounted for the sterility into which these islands had fallen. In the Year of Jubilee
"I own that my thoughts have been of Carthage, and of the troubles that threaten her owing to the corruption and misgovernment which are sapping her strength." The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal
The misgovernment of the Egyptians and the misery of the Soudanese reached their greatest extreme in the seventh decade of the present century. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
International regulations are no safeguard against misgovernment; the only real sanction is the character and spirit of the government. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History
The desire of the Cubans for national independence was quickened by what they suffered from Spain's misgovernment. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
He had a still stronger support in Austria's misgovernment of her own subjects. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo
Here never languish honest men and true,    Except by placemen’s fraud, misgovernment,     Jealousies, anger, or some spiteful crew. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
The Arab suffered acutely from poverty, misgovernment, and oppression. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
The disturbance to the complacency of San Francisco disturbed the complacency of the State, which had calmly endured misgovernment for many years. The Mirrors of Washington
Some of the features of Spanish misgovernment in the colony have been named, but the catalogue is far from complete. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
A splendid race perishing through misgovernment and intolerant ignorance. Peg O' My Heart
The Landi, among other noblemen of the duchy, took part in a conspiracy which had its ground in Pier Luigi’s political errors no less than in his intolerable misgovernment and infamous private life. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
With one or two exceptions the violent and evil misgovernment of these turbulent princelings was a scandal to all Italy. The Life of Cesare Borgia
So effective an exposition of the colony's value and of its misgovernment could not fail to awaken consideration and sympathy. Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664
For three-quarters of a century the misgovernment of Spain in Cuba was a neighborhood shame and scandal to the people of the United States. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
Confident of his support and certain that protests against misgovernment would be regarded by the President as seditious, many of them abused their power at will. Hispanic Nations of the New World; a chronicle of our southern neighbors
But it is an inveterate habit of public opinion to mistake results for causes and to vent its resentment upon persons when misgovernment occurs. The Cleveland Era; a chronicle of the new order in politics
Harsh as it was, however, Ramiro's rule was salutary, its very harshness necessary in a province where lawlessness had become a habit through generations of misgovernment. The Life of Cesare Borgia
That was the period of reconstruction, the saturnalia of misgovernment, the greatest possible hindrance to the progress of the freedmen.... The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states
The misgovernment of the Visigoths, the internal factions and jealousies, and the discontent of numerous classes, notably the Jews, co-operated to facilitate the conquest and to weaken the power of resistance. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
He thought, with them, that misgovernment, carried to a certain point, justified a transfer of allegiance, and doubted only whether the misgovernment of James had been carried quite to that point. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3
The country, groaning under alien misgovernment and vibrating with religious excitement, suddenly found in this rebellious prophet a rallying-point, a hero, a deliverer. Eminent Victorians
As far as they could look forward they saw only misgovernment, such as that of the last three years, extending through ages. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2
We firmly believe that, in spite of all the misgovernment of her rulers, she has been almost constantly becoming richer and richer. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
When Great Britain lost her American colonies by reason of her misgovernment and oppression of them, it was a lesson which her people never forgot. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
It was easy to gratify both feelings by imputing to the dissenters the misgovernment of the exiled King. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3
To the contest between the Scotch nation and the Anglican Church are to be ascribed near thirty years of the most frightful misgovernment ever seen in any part of Great Britain. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
If the misgovernment of James were suffered to continue, it must produce, at no remote time, a popular outbreak, which might be followed by a barbarous persecution of the Papists. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2
The wretched misgovernment of Philip had excited great discontent throughout this province. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
Her cruelty and misgovernment aroused colony after colony to rebellion ending in freedom, but her policies remained unaltered. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
From of old until now, times of misgovernment have always exceeded times of right government; and when men of principle have contended with the ignoble, the latter have usually won. Religions of Ancient China
But if the Parliament had determined to revise the whole constitution, and to provide new securities against misgovernment, before proclaiming the new sovereign, months would have been lost in disputes. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
If there has never since been similar union, the reason is that there has never since been similar misgovernment. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2
Addison, who visited Naples about the time at which the Partition Treaty was signed, has left us a frightful description of the misgovernment under which that part of the Spanish Empire groaned. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
I firmly believe that the country is now in danger of calamities greater than ever threatened it, from domestic misgovernment or from foreign hostility. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
Because they have been made ferocious by misgovernment, they must be misgoverned for ever. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
At the latter epoch eighteen years of misgovernment had made the same majority desirous to obtain security for their liberties at any risk. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
Nor is a society bound to endure passively all that tyranny can inflict, because nobody has ever been able precisely to define the amount of misgovernment which justifies rebellion. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2
That is to say, the ills of the time are not, as I thought them, from ignorance of God, but from the misgovernment of rulers. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ
Half the logic of misgovernment lies in this one sophistical dilemma: If the people are turbulent, they are unfit for liberty: if they are quiet, they do not want liberty. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
He does not know that he is not close upon the moment when misgovernment such as he is tempted to contemplate, will be made a terrible example of. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
It was again in the same mood in which it had been when, after twelve years of misgovernment, the Long Parliament assembled. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
On these grounds the Whigs were prepared to declare the throne vacant, to fill it by election, and to impose on the prince of their choice such conditions as might secure the country against misgovernment. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2
No, the unhappy condition was not from religion, but misgovernment and usurpations and countless tyrannies. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ
It is a principle never to be forgotten, in discussions like this, that it is not by absolute, but by relative misgovernment that nations are roused to madness. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
We believe it to be a rule without an exception, that the violence of a revolution corresponds to the degree of misgovernment which has produced that revolution. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
Indeed, we have never been able to understand how, after so long a period of misgovernment, the representatives of the nation should have shown so moderate and so loyal a disposition. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
The former class dwelt chiefly on the King's misgovernment; the latter on his flight. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2
It may be argued that extreme misgovernment justifies men in Ulster or elsewhere in refusing to obey the law. Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays
If their misgovernment should produce disorder in the finances, they will themselves feel the effects of that disorder in their own household expenses. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
Louis the Fifteenth braved the hatred and contempt of his subjects during many years of the most odious and imbecile misgovernment. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
For the misgovernment of this disastrous period Charles himself is principally responsible. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
But no accurate writer would affirm that long continued misgovernment and desertion, added together, make up an act of abdication. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2
The former taught a system of mutual and consequently universal love as a cure for all the ills arising from misgovernment and want of social harmony. The Civilization of China
I have already mentioned His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, and, to say truth, there is no life richer in illustrations of all forms and branches of misgovernment than his. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
Mr Sadler himself acknowledges, in this very paragraph, that there are such; but he tells us that these calamities are the effects of misgovernment, and that this misgovernment is the effect of political economy. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
There would have been less misgovernment and less reform. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
For during the same period of misgovernment and neglect in Egypt the Nile did not turn its valley and delta into a desert. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition
A baron could assemble an army in a day to resist any perceived misgovernment by a King. Our Legal Heritage
The frightful misgovernment of this country during the minority of Edward the Sixth, especially the conversion of tilled lands into pasture, had probably the effect of driving the surplus agricultural population into the great towns. Sanitary and Social Lectures, etc
For, in fact, it is impossible to lay it down as a general rule that the love of wealth in a sovereign always produces misgovernment, or the love of approbation good government. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
The worst House of Commons that has sate since the Revolution was a far more efficient check on misgovernment than his fifteen independent counsellors would have been. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
Like many of his most illustrious contemporaries, Milton for example, Harrington, Marvel, and Sidney, Fletcher had, from the misgovernment of several successive princes, conceived a strong aversion to hereditary monarchy. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1
So misgovernment by a King would be quickly restrained. Our Legal Heritage
Worse even than the effect of excessive taxation, misgovernment, and despair produced in the minds of the people, was the permanent effect produced on the Southern mind. A Biography of Sidney Lanier
With respect to the cry against personality, which has been lately set up to prevent all inquiry into matters of scientific misgovernment, a few words will suffice. Reflections on the Decline of Science in England
All the disaffection which had been generated by eighteen years of misgovernment had come to the birth together. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
But the misgovernment of James in a few months completely turned the tide of public feeling. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1
Thus, pretty lady,     I am sorry for thy much misgovernment. Much Ado about Nothing
The internal misgovernment of the province had reached such a point that it could go no further. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
I have found it necessary, in the course of this volume, to speak of the departed; for the misgovernment of the Royal Society has not been wholly the result of even the present race. Reflections on the Decline of Science in England
In such times a sovereign like Louis the Fifteenth or the Emperor Paul would have been pulled down before his misgovernment had lasted for a month. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
No republican spoke of the long misgovernment of Charles more severely than Colepepper. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1
Accordingly, during the five years which followed the departure of Clive from Bengal, the misgovernment of the English was carried to a point such as seems hardly compatible with the very existence of society. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
And, even had his misgovernment been more flagrant than it was, insurrection would still have been criminal, because it was almost certain to be unsuccessful. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1
To such a temper had eighteen years of misgovernment brought the most loyal Parliament that had ever met in England. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1
But against misgovernment such as then afflicted Bengal it was impossible to struggle. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
The opposition, therefore, could not bring home to the King that species of misgovernment which alone could justify insurrection. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1
Both in Scotland and in Ireland, misgovernment had called into existence bands of desperate men whose ferocity was heightened by religions enthusiasm. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1
Yet were these popular ingredients by no means sufficient to secure the nation against misgovernment. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1
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