Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... body or bodies of men to a treaty , or effectually to proceed in such treaty , you are , if you find it proper , finally to set forth a declaration , for the information of our well - disposed subjects at large , in which , after ...
... body or bodies of men to a treaty , or effectually to proceed in such treaty , you are , if you find it proper , finally to set forth a declaration , for the information of our well - disposed subjects at large , in which , after ...
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... body can check the imprudence of democracy . Their turbulent and uncontrouling disposition requires checks . The Senate of New York , although chosen for four years , we have found to be inefficient . Will , on the Virginia plan , a con ...
... body can check the imprudence of democracy . Their turbulent and uncontrouling disposition requires checks . The Senate of New York , although chosen for four years , we have found to be inefficient . Will , on the Virginia plan , a con ...
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... body , are decayed . If , sir , amendments are left to the twentieth , or the tenth part of the people of America , your liberty is gone for- ever . We have heard that there is a great deal of bribery practised in the House of Commons ...
... body , are decayed . If , sir , amendments are left to the twentieth , or the tenth part of the people of America , your liberty is gone for- ever . We have heard that there is a great deal of bribery practised in the House of Commons ...
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