factiousness
Example Sentences
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Whatever stress may be laid upon this, we find it hard to vindicate Burke from the charge of factiousness.
From Burke by John Morley
The accusation does not appear to have been quite untrue, for Vespasian, who was a very moderate emperor, thought it necessary to banish nearly all the philosophers from Rome on account of their factiousness.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Then, when their essential factiousness and self-seeking had become manifest to the world, he struck his blow.
From Chaucer and His England by G. G. Coulton
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 George Saintsbury
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 J. L. (John Lyle) Morison
