Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United StatesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 - 32 strani |
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... whole . The North , in an unrestrained intercourse with the South , protected by the equal laws of a common government , finds in the productions of the latter great additional resources of maritime and com- mercial enterprise and ...
... whole . The North , in an unrestrained intercourse with the South , protected by the equal laws of a common government , finds in the productions of the latter great additional resources of maritime and com- mercial enterprise and ...
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... a proper organization of the whole , with the auxiliary agency of governments for the respective subdivisions , will afford a happy issue to the experiment . It is well worth a fair [ 10 ] WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS.
... a proper organization of the whole , with the auxiliary agency of governments for the respective subdivisions , will afford a happy issue to the experiment . It is well worth a fair [ 10 ] WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS.
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... whole is indispensable . No alliances , however strict , between the parts can be an adequate substitute . They must inevitably expe- rience the infractions and interruptions which all alliances in all times have experienced . Sensible ...
... whole is indispensable . No alliances , however strict , between the parts can be an adequate substitute . They must inevitably expe- rience the infractions and interruptions which all alliances in all times have experienced . Sensible ...
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... whole people , is sacredly obliga- tory upon all . The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government pre- supposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government . All obstructions to the ...
... whole people , is sacredly obliga- tory upon all . The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government pre- supposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government . All obstructions to the ...
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Stran 14 - All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle and of fatal tendency.
Stran 18 - Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another. " There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty.
Stran 21 - Promote then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Stran 26 - Excessive partiality for one foreign nation, and excessive dislike of another, cause those whom they actuate, to see danger only on one side, and serve to veil, and even second, the arts of influence on the other.
Stran 15 - Towards the preservation of your government and the permanency of your present happy state, it is requisite not only that you steadily discountenance irregular oppositions to its acknowledged authority but also that you resist with care the spirit of innovation upon its principles, however specious the pretexts.
Stran 13 - To the efficacy and permanency of your union a government for the whole is indispensable. No alliances, however strict, between the parts can be an adequate substitute. They must inevitably experience the infractions and interruptions which all alliances in all times have experienced. Sensible of this momentous truth, you have improved upon your first essay by the adoption of a Constitution of Government better calculated than your former for an intimate union and for the efficacious management of...
Stran 31 - The considerations which respect the right to hold this conduct, it is not necessary on this occasion to detail. I will only observe, that according to my understanding of the matter, that right, so far from being denied by any of the belligerent powers, has been virtually admitted by all.
Stran 23 - ... people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence. Who can doubt, that in the course of time and things, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantages which might be lost by a steady adherence to it? Can it be that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue? The experiment, at least, is recommended by every sentiment which ennobles human nature. Alas ! is it rendered impossible by its vices?
Stran 11 - ... will afford a happy issue to the experiment. It is well worth a fair and full experiment. With such powerful and obvious motives to Union, affecting all parts of our country, while experience shall not have demonstrated its impracticability, there will always be reason to distrust the patriotism of those who in any quarter may endeavor to weaken its bands.
Stran 4 - In looking forward to the moment which is intended to terminate the career of my public life, my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment of that debt of gratitude which I owe to my beloved country, for the many honors it has conferred upon me...