We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation. Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures the best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power. History of the American Civil War - Page 268by John William Draper - 1867Full view - About this book
| Washington Irving - Children's literature - 1876 - 766 pages
...purposes, or we are thirteen independent sovereignties, eternally counteracting each other." . . . . " We have probably had too good an opinion of human...intervention of coercive power. I do not conceive we can exist long as a nation, without lodging, somewhere, a power which will prevail« the whole Union in... | |
| Hermann Von Holst - Constitutional history - 1876 - 534 pages
...Federalist. See also Life of JQ Adatts, II., p. 129. ' Washington writes, the 8th of August, 1786, to Jay: " We have errors to correct. We have probably had too...calculated for their own good without the intervention of a coercive power." 'Washington's Writings. IX., p. 187. But this self-complacent illusion had cast... | |
| Hermann Von Holst - Constitutional history - 1876 - 536 pages
...Federalist. See also Life of JQ Adams, II., p. 129. * Washington writes, the 8th of August, 1786, to Jay: " We have errors to correct. We have probably had too...men will not adopt and carry into execution measures thn best caleulated for their own good without the intervention of a coercive power." Washington's... | |
| Henry Varnum Poor - Banks and banking - 1877 - 674 pages
...to a crisis, accord with ray own. What the event will be is also beyond the reach of my foresight. 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... | |
| Henry Varnum Poor - Banks and banking - 1877 - 706 pages
...rapidly to a crisis, accord with my own. What the event will be is also beyond the reach of my foresight. 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... | |
| Hermann Von Holst - 1877 - 538 pages
...of JQ AdaiLS, II., p. 129. 1 Washington writes, the 8th of August, 1786, to Jay: " We have er. rors to correct. We have probably had too good an opinion...calculated for their own good without the intervention of a coercive power." Washington's Writings, IX., p. 187. But this self-complacent illusion had cast noots... | |
| Joseph Parrish Thompson - United States - 1877 - 364 pages
...obedience to the ordinances of a general government. without which every thing else fails." And again : " We have probably had too good an opinion of human...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... | |
| Hermann Von Holst - Constitutional history - 1877 - 538 pages
...Federalist. See also Life of JQ Adams, II., p. 129. 1 Washington writes, the 8th of August, 1786, to Jay; " We have errors to correct. We have probably had too...confederation. Experience has taught us that men will uot adopt and carry into execution measures the best calculated for their own good without the intervention... | |
| James Langdon Hill - Election sermons - 1878 - 56 pages
...order to prevent this." Washington wrote to John Jay (SPABKS'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... | |
| Charles Gayarré - 1882 - 544 pages
...opinion of human nature when they formed their confederation ! If experience, as he said, has taught that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures...good, without the intervention of coercive power, how can it be maintained that they are capable of self-government? Whence is to come that coercive... | |
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