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| United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional history - 1893 - 432 pages
...several of the States a freehold was now the qualification. Viewing the subject in its merits alone, the freeholders of the country would be the safest...great majority of the people will not only be without landed, but any other sort of property. These will either combine, under the influence of their common... | |
| Erastus Howard Scott - Constitutional history - 1893
...several of the States a freehold was now the qualification. Viewing the subject in its merits alone, the freeholders of the country would be the safest...great majority of the people will not only be without landed, but any other sort of property. These will either combine, under the influence of their common... | |
| George Bancroft - United States - 1896 - 616 pages
...states," said Madison, " a freehold is now the qualification. Viewing the subject in its merits alone, the freeholders of the country would be the safest...liberty. In future times, a great majority of the people wilt not only be without property in land, but property of any sort. These •will either combine under... | |
| John Pancoast Gordy - Political parties - 1895 - 526 pages
...democracy." And Madison, in words that ought to be treasured in the memory of every American voter : " In future times, a great majority of the people will not only be without landed, but any other sort of property. These will either combine under the influence of their common... | |
| John Pancoast Gordy - Political parties - 1895 - 526 pages
...democracy." And Madison, in words that ought to be treasured in the memory of every American voter : " In future times, a great majority of the people will not only be without landed, but any other sort of property. These will either combine under the influence of their common... | |
| Archives - 1897 - 976 pages
...the qualification. Viewing the subject in its merits alone, ["he was persuaded that" stricken out] the freeholders of the Country would be the safest...liberty. In future times a great majority of the people ["majority" stricken out] will not only be without landed, but any other sort of, property. These will... | |
| United States. Bureau of Rolls and Library - Constitutional history - 1900 - 936 pages
...the qualification. Viewing the subject in its merits alone, ["he was persuaded that" stricken out] the freeholders of the Country would be the safest...Republican liberty. In future times a great majority of the ["majority" stricken out] will not only be without lauded, but any other sort of, property. These will... | |
| James Madison - Constitutional history - 1787 - 578 pages
...several of the States a freehold was now the qualification. Viewing the subject in its merits alone, the freeholders of the Country would be the safest depositories of Republican lib; erty. In future times a great majority of the people j will not only be without landed, but any... | |
| Rossiter Johnson - Constitutional history - 1905 - 318 pages
...In several of the States a freehold was the qualification. Viewing the subject in its merits alone, the freeholders of the country would be the safest depositories of republican liberty. The example of England, he said, had been misconceived, as only a very small proportion of the representatives... | |
| David Kemper Watson - Constitutional history - 1910 - 960 pages
...several of the States a freehold was now the qualification. Viewing the subject in its merits alone, the freeholders of the country would be the safest...great majority of the people will not only be without landed, but any other sort of property. These will either combine, under the influence of their common... | |
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