Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... nature . It is by no means an arbitrary thing , depending merely on compact or human will for its existence . [ p . 30 ] The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth , and not to be under the will or legis ...
... nature . It is by no means an arbitrary thing , depending merely on compact or human will for its existence . [ p . 30 ] The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth , and not to be under the will or legis ...
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... nature of the government . The necessity of this incon- venience may appear a sufficient reason not to argue against it . But , sir , it clearly shows that we ought to give power with a sparing hand to a Government thus imperfectly con ...
... nature of the government . The necessity of this incon- venience may appear a sufficient reason not to argue against it . But , sir , it clearly shows that we ought to give power with a sparing hand to a Government thus imperfectly con ...
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... nature ; it is in a manner unprecedented . We cannot find one express_example in the experience of the world : it stands by itself . In some respects it is a government of a federal nature ; in others it is of a consolidated nature ...
... nature ; it is in a manner unprecedented . We cannot find one express_example in the experience of the world : it stands by itself . In some respects it is a government of a federal nature ; in others it is of a consolidated nature ...
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