 ... its citizens) has a right to go to war by the authority of its individual citizens. But this is not true, either on the general principles of society, or by our Constitution, which gives that power to Congress alone, and not to the citizens individually....  Richard Hickman Menefee - Page 135by John Wilson Townsend - 1907 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Jefferson - France - 1793 - 112 pages
...formally, without heing charged with running into " fuhtleties and 'ap'ierifms," I would fay, that if one citizen has a right to go to war of his own auihority, every citizen has the fame. If every citizen has that right, then the »tlion (which is... | |
 | United States - 1819 - 514 pages
...little formally, without being charged with running into " subtleties and aphorisms," I would say, that if one citizen has a right to go to war of his own...is composed of all its citizens) has a right to go war, by the authority of its individual citizens. But this is not true, either on the general principles... | |
 | Theodore Lyman (Jr.) - 1826 - 406 pages
...Congress alone, and not to the citizens individually. Then the first position was not true, and no citizen has a right to go to war of his own authority, and for what he does without right, he ought to be punished. Indeed, nothing can be more obviously... | |
 | Theodore Lyman - United States - 1828 - 500 pages
...law, hecause his conduct comes within the description of disturhing the peace of the United States. If every citizen has that right, then the nation (which...composed of all its citizens) has a right to go to war hy the authority of its individual citizens ; hut this is not true, either on the general principles... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 554 pages
...little formally, without being charged with running into ' subtleties and aphorisms,1 I would say, that if one citizen has a right to go to war of his own...authority, every citizen has the same. If every citizen has lhat right, then the nation (which is composed of all its citizens,) has a right to go to war by the... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 558 pages
...power to congress alone, and not to the citizens individually. The first position is not true ; and no citizen has a right to go to war of his own authority ; and for what he does without right, he ought to be punished. Indeed, nothing can be more obviously... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Presidents - 1829 - 656 pages
...Congress alone, and not to the citizens individually. Then the first position was not true ; and no citizen has a right to go to war of his own authority ; and for what he does without right, he ought to be punished. Indeed, nothing can be more obviously... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...Congress alone, and not to the citizens individually. Then the first position was not true ; and no citizen has a right to go to war of his own authority ; and for what he does without right, he ought to be punished. Indeed, nothing can be more obviously... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 554 pages
...Congress alone, and not to the citizens individually. Then the first position was not true ; and no citizen has a right to go to war of his own authority ; and for what he does without right, he ought to be punished. Indeed, nothing can be more obviously... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 658 pages
...Congress alone, and not to the citizens individually. Then the first position was not true ; and no citizen has a right to go to war of his own authority ; and for what he does without right, he ought to be punished. Indeed, nothing can be more obviously... | |
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