The worst of these has the popular current in its favor, and uses its triumph with all the unprincipled fury of faction; while the other is waiting, with all the impatience of revenge, for the time when its turn may come to oppress and punish by the popular favor.
Quincy describes the destructive nature of political factions, highlighting their unprincipled behavior and thirst for revenge.
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