...to be equally beyond his foresight. " We have errors," said he, " to correct. We have probably.had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our...intervention of coercive power. I do not conceive we can exist long as a nation, without lodging, somewhere, a power which will pervade the whole Union in as...

...country w r hen he wrote, in reply to a gloomy letter of John Jay's, the following words of wisdom :—" We have errors to correct. We have probably had too...intervention of coercive power. I do not conceive we can exist long as a nation without lodging, somewhere, a power which will pervade the whole Union in as...

...Washington. Here is additional evidence, from a letter to John Jay, during the summer of 1786: — " We have errors to correct. We have probably had too...Experience has taught us that men will not adopt and cany into execution measures the best calculated for their own good, itnthout the intervention of a...

...to prevent this." Washington wrote to John Jay (SPAKKS'S Life of Washington, vol. ix., p. 187) : " We have probably had too good an opinion of human...men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good without the intervention of a coercive power." " The glare of royalty...

...Washington. Here is additional evidence, from a letter to John Jay, during the summer of 1786: — " We have errors to correct. We have probably had too...calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power. I do not conceive we can exist long as a nation without having lodged somewhere a...

...crisis, and he acknowledged the event to be equally beyond his foresight. " We have errors,' said he, " to correct. We have probably had too good an opinion...forming our confederation. Experience has taught us thai men will not adopt and carry into execution measures the best calculated for their own good, without...

...independent sovereignties, eternally counteracting each other." Again, " We have errors," he said, " to correct. We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our Confederation. ... I do not conceive that we can exist long as a nation without lodging somewhere a power which will...

...Washington very deeply in his retirement. Writing to Jay on the 1st of August, 1 786, he said : — " We have errors to correct We have probably had too...calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power. I do not conceive we can exist long as a nation without having lodged somewhere a...

...Washington. Here is additional evidence, from a letter to John Jay, during the summer of 1786: — " We have errors to correct. We have probably had too...calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coereive power. I do not conceive we can exist long as a nation without having lodged somewhere a...

...into a great and prosperous Nation must be abandoned. "We have probably had," declared Washington, " too good an opinion of human nature in forming our...calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a, coercive power. I do 'not conceive we can long exist as a Nation without having lodged somewhere...