The Political Thought of American Statesmen: Selected Writings and SpeechesMorton J. Frisch, Richard G. Stevens |
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... adoption to mend solely ? The objects of your adoption are union , safety against foreign enemies , and protection against faction - against what has been the destruction of all republics . These impel you to its adoption . If you adopt ...
... adoption to mend solely ? The objects of your adoption are union , safety against foreign enemies , and protection against faction - against what has been the destruction of all republics . These impel you to its adoption . If you adopt ...
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... adopted , which are subjoined . Nor can it be deemed improper to notice the prevailing distinction between the resolutions . In the latter , declarations of uniting in the common defence are mingled with insinuations of distrust in the ...
... adopted , which are subjoined . Nor can it be deemed improper to notice the prevailing distinction between the resolutions . In the latter , declarations of uniting in the common defence are mingled with insinuations of distrust in the ...
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... adopted by the last Congress , the most effectual of which were , the equipment of a fleet , the raising of an army , a provision for the removal of dangerous aliens , and for the punishment of seditious citizens . The two first are ...
... adopted by the last Congress , the most effectual of which were , the equipment of a fleet , the raising of an army , a provision for the removal of dangerous aliens , and for the punishment of seditious citizens . The two first are ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Founding | 2 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON 17431826 | 6 |
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