The Political Thought of American Statesmen: Selected Writings and SpeechesMorton J. Frisch, Richard G. Stevens |
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... citizens elected by the rest : secondly , the greater number of citizens , and greater sphere of country , over which the latter may be extended . The effect of the first difference is , on the one hand to refine and enlarge the public ...
... citizens elected by the rest : secondly , the greater number of citizens , and greater sphere of country , over which the latter may be extended . The effect of the first difference is , on the one hand to refine and enlarge the public ...
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... citizens . If a majority be united by a common interest , the rights of the minority will be insecure . There are but two methods of providing against this evil : The one by creating a will in the community independent of the majority ...
... citizens . If a majority be united by a common interest , the rights of the minority will be insecure . There are but two methods of providing against this evil : The one by creating a will in the community independent of the majority ...
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... citizens that those things which concerned foreign ministers should be tried in the inferior courts , if justice could be done , the decision would satisfy all . But if an appeal in matters of facts could not be carried to the superior ...
... citizens that those things which concerned foreign ministers should be tried in the inferior courts , if justice could be done , the decision would satisfy all . But if an appeal in matters of facts could not be carried to the superior ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Founding | 2 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON 17431826 | 6 |
Copyright | |
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