Great Debates in American History: State rights (1798-1861); slavery (1858-1861)Marion Mills Miller Current Literature Publishing Company, 1913 - Civil rights |
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... deciding exclusively themselves , in a matter in which others have as much right to judge and decide as they ; the liberty of placing their own opinions above the judg- ment of all others , above the laws , and above the Constitution ...
... deciding exclusively themselves , in a matter in which others have as much right to judge and decide as they ; the liberty of placing their own opinions above the judg- ment of all others , above the laws , and above the Constitution ...
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... decide whether an act of Congress be or be not constitutional . Who did the venerable Connecticut Senator suppose was to decide that question ? The State legislatures ? Certainly not . No such sentiment ever escaped his lips . Let us ...
... decide whether an act of Congress be or be not constitutional . Who did the venerable Connecticut Senator suppose was to decide that question ? The State legislatures ? Certainly not . No such sentiment ever escaped his lips . Let us ...
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... deciding on the powers of the Government ? Sir , they have settled all this in the fullest manner . They have left it ... decide this question of interference ? To whom lies the last appeal ? This , sir , the Constitution itself decides ...
... deciding on the powers of the Government ? Sir , they have settled all this in the fullest manner . They have left it ... decide this question of interference ? To whom lies the last appeal ? This , sir , the Constitution itself decides ...
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... decide on the extent of these powers , the Government shall itself decide ; subject , al- ways , like other popular Governments , to its responsibility to the people . And now , sir , I repeat , how is it that a State legis- lature ...
... decide on the extent of these powers , the Government shall itself decide ; subject , al- ways , like other popular Governments , to its responsibility to the people . And now , sir , I repeat , how is it that a State legis- lature ...
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... decide for all , shall constitutional questions be left to four and twenty popular bodies , each at liberty to decide for itself and none bound to respect the decisions of others ; and each at liberty , too , to give a new construction ...
... decide for all , shall constitutional questions be left to four and twenty popular bodies , each at liberty to decide for itself and none bound to respect the decisions of others ; and each at liberty , too , to give a new construction ...
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