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... Italians ; and latterly again between France , England , and Italy . It is now the enfant terrible of the kingdom of Italy ; but it would readily change this relation to Northern Africa if there were a New Carthage or other strong power ...
... Italians ; and latterly again between France , England , and Italy . It is now the enfant terrible of the kingdom of Italy ; but it would readily change this relation to Northern Africa if there were a New Carthage or other strong power ...
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... Italy , but we think that Congress should have some protective and regulative jurisdiction , so as to guard them against their being crippled in their national capacities and general useful- ness . Now , as we look upon the map and ...
... Italy , but we think that Congress should have some protective and regulative jurisdiction , so as to guard them against their being crippled in their national capacities and general useful- ness . Now , as we look upon the map and ...
Page 139
... Italian philanthropists . He , and his party through him , were therefore in accord with the moderate French republicanism ; and it was but the logic of the situation , that the clergy , and its orthodox sheepfolds , regarded Jefferson ...
... Italian philanthropists . He , and his party through him , were therefore in accord with the moderate French republicanism ; and it was but the logic of the situation , that the clergy , and its orthodox sheepfolds , regarded Jefferson ...
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... Italian professor , that " much newspaper reading is evidence of small general education , and that peoples of the least thorough culture read most newspapers and fewest books . " The pecuniary success of such kind of journals , for ...
... Italian professor , that " much newspaper reading is evidence of small general education , and that peoples of the least thorough culture read most newspapers and fewest books . " The pecuniary success of such kind of journals , for ...
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... Italians allowed similar establish- ments , and do now enjoy similar rights in Turkey . The general principle of all of them is not to treat the sojourning and trading foreigner as a lawless subject , or as a being that has no rights ...
... Italians allowed similar establish- ments , and do now enjoy similar rights in Turkey . The general principle of all of them is not to treat the sojourning and trading foreigner as a lawless subject , or as a being that has no rights ...
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Page 570 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it...
Page 287 - It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages, and to restrict their power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, contracting debts, and loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses in assessments and in contracting debt by such municipal corporations...
Page 369 - The credit of the State shall not, in any manner, be given or loaned to, or in aid of, any individual, association or corporation...
Page 590 - The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals: it is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good.
Page 341 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Page 57 - And Whereas it hath pleased the Great Governor of the World to incline the hearts of the legislatures we respectively represent in congress, to approve of, and to authorize us to ratify the said articles of confederation and perpetual union.
Page 279 - God, and for the support and maintenance of public Protestant teachers of piety, religion, and morality, in all cases where such provision shall not be made voluntarily.
Page 316 - The duties of all public officers are, or, at least, admit of being made, so plain and simple, that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance...
Page 454 - Towards the preservation of your government and the permanency of your present happy state, it is requisite, not only that you steadily discountenance irregular oppositions to its acknowledged authority, but also that you resist with care the spirit of innovation upon its principles, however specious the pretexts. One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the Constitution, alterations which will impair the energy of the system; and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown.
Page 93 - May next, to take into consideration the situation of the United States, to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the federal government adequate to the exigencies of the union...