Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... gentleman says he would admit some parts of the Constitution , but that he would never agree to that now before us . I beg gentlemen , when they retire from these walls , that they would take the Constitution , and strike out such parts ...
... gentleman says he would admit some parts of the Constitution , but that he would never agree to that now before us . I beg gentlemen , when they retire from these walls , that they would take the Constitution , and strike out such parts ...
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... gentleman means per- sonal insinuations , or to wound my private reputation , I think this is an improper place to do ... gentlemen would not be personal ; that they would proceed to investigate the sub- ject calmly , and in a peaceable ...
... gentleman means per- sonal insinuations , or to wound my private reputation , I think this is an improper place to do ... gentlemen would not be personal ; that they would proceed to investigate the sub- ject calmly , and in a peaceable ...
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... gentlemen who , within this house , have thought proper to propose previous amendments , have brought no less than forty amendments , a bill of rights which contains twenty amendments , and twenty other alterations , some of which are ...
... gentlemen who , within this house , have thought proper to propose previous amendments , have brought no less than forty amendments , a bill of rights which contains twenty amendments , and twenty other alterations , some of which are ...
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