The Political Thought of American Statesmen: Selected Writings and SpeechesMorton J. Frisch, Richard G. Stevens |
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... majority , relief is supplied by the republican principle , which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote : It may clog the administration , it may convulse the society ; but it will be unable to execute and ...
... majority , relief is supplied by the republican principle , which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote : It may clog the administration , it may convulse the society ; but it will be unable to execute and ...
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... majority ; Calhoun first used the term in August 1832 . According to this theory , each sectional major - interest majority would have the constitutional power to veto acts of the national gov- ernment ( which merely represent the ...
... majority ; Calhoun first used the term in August 1832 . According to this theory , each sectional major - interest majority would have the constitutional power to veto acts of the national gov- ernment ( which merely represent the ...
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... majority , compounded of the majority of the States , taken as political bodies , and the majority of the people of the States , estimated in federal numbers . These , united , constitute the real and final power which impels and ...
... majority , compounded of the majority of the States , taken as political bodies , and the majority of the people of the States , estimated in federal numbers . These , united , constitute the real and final power which impels and ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Founding | 2 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON 17431826 | 6 |
Copyright | |
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