Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... majority . Col. MASON . If the government is to be lasting , it must be founded in the confidence and affections of the people , and must be so constructed as to obtain these . The majority will be governed by their interests . The ...
... majority . Col. MASON . If the government is to be lasting , it must be founded in the confidence and affections of the people , and must be so constructed as to obtain these . The majority will be governed by their interests . The ...
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... majority of the people would be sufficient for its establishment ; and , as a majority have adopted it already , the remaining States would be bound by the act of the majority , even if they unanimously reprobated it . Were it such a ...
... majority of the people would be sufficient for its establishment ; and , as a majority have adopted it already , the remaining States would be bound by the act of the majority , even if they unanimously reprobated it . Were it such a ...
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... majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have such majority , then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President , the House of Representatives ...
... majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have such majority , then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President , the House of Representatives ...
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