factiousness
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The masses of the people, staggered by all this bewildering turmoil and impure factiousness, are nevertheless, stubbornly determined to persevere and to succeed in saving their country.
From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count
It may be remembered that all the governors of the period agreed in reprobating the factiousness and pettiness of Canadian party politics.
From British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 by Morison, J. L. (John Lyle)
The Assembly continued, notwithstanding the war exigencies of the times, in their factiousness, as their persistence in some measures was considered.
From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles
The three together touched upon the three most burning questions of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries—parliamentary factiousness, an aggressive policy abroad, and toleration at home.
From Political Pamphlets by Saintsbury, George
Whatever stress may be laid upon this, we find it hard to vindicate Burke from the charge of factiousness.
From Burke by Morley, John
