History of the Republic of the United States of America: As Traced in the Writings of Alexander Hamilton and of His Contemporaries, Volume 3D. Appleton, 1859 - United States |
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... seen in motion ; and on the first of February , the livery of London resolved , " that the unequal representation of the people , the corrupt state of parliament , and the perversion thereof from its original institution , had been the ...
... seen in motion ; and on the first of February , the livery of London resolved , " that the unequal representation of the people , the corrupt state of parliament , and the perversion thereof from its original institution , had been the ...
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... he detected those incipient intrigues which would have lost Washington to his country ! Where , before , the timid shallop rarely ventured to dart its course across the mournful stream , was now seen 6 [ 1783 . THE REPUBLIC .
... he detected those incipient intrigues which would have lost Washington to his country ! Where , before , the timid shallop rarely ventured to dart its course across the mournful stream , was now seen 6 [ 1783 . THE REPUBLIC .
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... seen that to make the defendant liable , would be to violate the laws of nations , and forfeit our character as a civilized people ; to violate a solemn treaty of peace , and revive the state of hostility ; to infringe the confederation ...
... seen that to make the defendant liable , would be to violate the laws of nations , and forfeit our character as a civilized people ; to violate a solemn treaty of peace , and revive the state of hostility ; to infringe the confederation ...
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... The effect of popular violence , though steadily resisted by the American courts , was seen strongly operative in the councils of Great Britain . The protection of the tories had , during the discussions of 32 [ 1783 . THE REPUBLIC .
... The effect of popular violence , though steadily resisted by the American courts , was seen strongly operative in the councils of Great Britain . The protection of the tories had , during the discussions of 32 [ 1783 . THE REPUBLIC .
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... seen the early introduction into the different states of an enlightened system of banking on commercial principles , in the same ratio the relative advances of those states may be traced . A letter from La Fayette of this period invites ...
... seen the early introduction into the different states of an enlightened system of banking on commercial principles , in the same ratio the relative advances of those states may be traced . A letter from La Fayette of this period invites ...
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Page 299 - If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
Page 71 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God and those who have the superintendence of them to His holy keeping.
Page 260 - Confederation ought to be so corrected & enlarged as to accomplish the objects proposed by their institution; namely, "common defence, security of liberty, and general welfare." 2. Resolved therefore that the rights of suffrage in the National Legislature ought to be proportioned to the Quotas of contribution, or to the number of free inhabitants, as the one or the other rule may seem best in different cases.
Page 71 - ... respectable nation, I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence, a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the support of the supreme power of the union, and the patronage of heaven.
Page 267 - Resolved that the Legislative Executive and Judiciary powers within the several States ought to be bound by oath to support the articles of Union 15. Resolved that the amendments which shall be offered to the Confederation, by the Convention ought at a proper time, or times, after the approbation of Congress to be submitted to an assembly or assemblies of Representatives, recommended by the several Legislatures to be expressly chosen by the...
Page 71 - Having defended the standard of liberty in this new world ; having taught a lesson useful to those who inflict and to those who feel oppression, you retire from the great theatre of action, with the blessings of your fellow-citizens ; but the glory of your virtues will not terminate with your military command ; it will continue to animate remotest ages.
Page 292 - A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care, and to the complete execution of the trusts for which it is responsible, free from every other control, but a regard to the public good and to the sense of the people.
Page 251 - I have scarcely ventured as yet to form my own opinion either of the manner in which it ought to be constituted, or of the authorities with which it ought to be clothed.
Page 34 - Nothing is more common than for a free people, in times of heat and violence, to gratify momentary passions, by letting into the government principles and precedents which afterwards prove fatal to themselves. Of this kind is the doctrine of disqualification, disfranchisement, and banishment by acts of the legislature. The dangerous consequences of this power are manifest. If the legislature can disfranchise any number of citizens at pleasure by general descriptions, it may soon confine all the votes...
Page 340 - ... a government which derives all its powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure for a limited period, or during good behavior.