The American Politician; Containing the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Inaugural and First Annual Addresses and Messages of All the Presidents, and Other Important State Papers; Together with a Selection of ... Statistical Tables, and Biographical Notices of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Several Presidents, Etc. Third EditionE. Leland and W. J. Whiting, 1842 - 552 pages |
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... resulting from the inevita- ble exigencies of society ; to discriminate the spirit of liberty from that of licentiousness , cherishing the first , avoiding the last , and uniting a speedy but temperate vigilance against encroachments ...
... resulting from the inevita- ble exigencies of society ; to discriminate the spirit of liberty from that of licentiousness , cherishing the first , avoiding the last , and uniting a speedy but temperate vigilance against encroachments ...
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... result of much reflection , of no inconsiderable observation , and which appear to me all - important to the permanency of your felicity as a people . These will be offered to you with the more freedom , as you can only see in them the ...
... result of much reflection , of no inconsiderable observation , and which appear to me all - important to the permanency of your felicity as a people . These will be offered to you with the more freedom , as you can only see in them the ...
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... result , grad- ually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and , sooner or later , the chief of some prevailing faction , more able or more fortunate than his competitors , turns ...
... result , grad- ually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and , sooner or later , the chief of some prevailing faction , more able or more fortunate than his competitors , turns ...
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... result of good heads , prompted by good hearts ; as an experiment better adapted to the genius , character , situation , and relations of this nation and country , than any which had ever been proposed or sug- gested . In its general ...
... result of good heads , prompted by good hearts ; as an experiment better adapted to the genius , character , situation , and relations of this nation and country , than any which had ever been proposed or sug- gested . In its general ...
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... result of this mission , I trust that nothing will have been omitted , on my part , to conduct the negotiation to a suc- cessful conclusion , on such equitable terms as may be compatible with the safety , honor , and interest of the ...
... result of this mission , I trust that nothing will have been omitted , on my part , to conduct the negotiation to a suc- cessful conclusion , on such equitable terms as may be compatible with the safety , honor , and interest of the ...
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