The Political Thought of American Statesmen: Selected Writings and SpeechesMorton J. Frisch, Richard G. Stevens |
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... ment , is then the great object to which our enquiries are directed : Let me add that it is the great desideratum , by which alone this form of govern- ment can be rescued from the opprobrium under which it has so long labored , and be ...
... ment , is then the great object to which our enquiries are directed : Let me add that it is the great desideratum , by which alone this form of govern- ment can be rescued from the opprobrium under which it has so long labored , and be ...
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... ment bear to each other is not one of recent origin . From the commence- ment of our system , it has divided public sentiment . Even in the Convention , while the Constitution was struggling into existence , there were two parties as to ...
... ment bear to each other is not one of recent origin . From the commence- ment of our system , it has divided public sentiment . Even in the Convention , while the Constitution was struggling into existence , there were two parties as to ...
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... ment . The fact is that one sometimes envies the certitude of outsiders regarding the compulsions to be drawn from vague and admonitory consti- tutional provisions . Only for those who have not the responsibility of deci- sion can it be ...
... ment . The fact is that one sometimes envies the certitude of outsiders regarding the compulsions to be drawn from vague and admonitory consti- tutional provisions . Only for those who have not the responsibility of deci- sion can it be ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Founding | 2 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON 17431826 | 6 |
Copyright | |
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