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" I could wish — that they will control the usual current of the passions or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations. But if I may even flatter myself that 'they may be productive of some partial benefit,... "
Washington's Political Legacies: To which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing ... - Page 94
by George Washington - 1800 - 300 pages
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The Statesman's Manual: The Addresses and Messages of the ..., Volume 1

United States. President - United States - 1854 - 616 pages
...even flatter myself that they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good—that they may now and then recur to moderate the fury of...intrigue, to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism—this hope will be a full recompense for the solicitude for your welfare by which they...
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The Constitution of the United States of America ...

William Hickey - Constitutional history - 1854 - 580 pages
...intrigues, to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism; this hope will be a full recompense for the solicitude for your welfare by which they...far, in the discharge of my official duties, I have beeh 23* guided by the principles which have been delineated, the public records, and other evidences...
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History of the United States of America, from the Discovery to the Present Time

Henry Clay Watson - United States - 1854 - 1012 pages
...But, if I may even flatter myself that they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good — that they may now and then recur to moderate...to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigue 5 to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism-—this hope will be a full recompense for...
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The Constitution of the United States Compared with Our Own

Hugh Seymour Tremenheere - Constitutions - 1854 - 422 pages
...but if I may ever flatter myself that they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good ; that they may now and then recur to moderate...party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigues, to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism ; this hope will be a full recompense...
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The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical ...

William Hickey - Constitutional history - 1854 - 590 pages
...but if I may even flatter myself that they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good ; that they may now and then recur to moderate...party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigues, to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism ; this hope will be a full recompense...
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West Publishing Company's Docket, Volume 4

Law - 1928 - 1070 pages
...then recur to moderate the fur}- of party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigues, to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism ; this hope will be a full recompense for the solicitude for your welfare by which they have been dictated. How far, in the discharge...
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History of the Formation of the Union Under the Constitution: With Liberty ...

United States. Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission - Political Science - 1941 - 904 pages
...that they may be produc'tive of some partial benefit, some occasional good;— that they may now & then recur to moderate the fury of party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs of foreign Intriegue, to guard against the Impostures of pretended patriotism — this hope will be a full recompence...
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The Life of Washington

Mason Locke Weems - Biography & Autobiography - 1962 - 296 pages
...if I may even flatter myself, that they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good; that they may now and then recur to moderate...party spirit; to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigues; to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism; this hope will be a full recompense...
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To the Farewell Address: Ideas of Early American Foreign Policy

Felix Gilbert - Biography & Autobiography - 1961 - 188 pages
...if I may even flatter myself, that they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good; — that they may now and then recur to moderate...party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs of foreign Intriegue, to guard against the Impostures of pretended patriotism — this hope will be a full recompence...
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This Sacred Trust: American Nationality 1778-1898

Paul C. Nagel - History - 1971 - 398 pages
...Destiny of Nations." Having seen so much of men, Washington said he was content to hope that his words "may now and then recur to moderate the fury of party...guard against the Impostures of pretended patriotism." If only America could have time enough actually to become a nation. First it needed a period "to settle...
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