Eloquence of the United States, Količina 1E. & H. Clark, 1827 - 517 strani |
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... possess sound sense . I knew that , in the event , they would be best pleased with that system of government , which would best promote their freedom and happiness . I have often revolved this subject in my mind . I have sup- posed one ...
... possess sound sense . I knew that , in the event , they would be best pleased with that system of government , which would best promote their freedom and happiness . I have often revolved this subject in my mind . I have sup- posed one ...
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... - ledge and practice of this doctrine is , in my opinion , essential to every system , that can possess the quali- ties of freedom , wisdom , and energy . It is worthy of remark , and the remark may THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION .
... - ledge and practice of this doctrine is , in my opinion , essential to every system , that can possess the quali- ties of freedom , wisdom , and energy . It is worthy of remark , and the remark may THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION .
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... possess , over our constitutions , control in act , as well as in right . The consequence is , that the people may change the constitutions , whenever and however they please . Jakar This is a right , of which no positive 18 MR ...
... possess , over our constitutions , control in act , as well as in right . The consequence is , that the people may change the constitutions , whenever and however they please . Jakar This is a right , of which no positive 18 MR ...
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... The first of these governments that we read of , was the Amphictyonic confederacy . The council which managed the affairs of this league , possessed powers of a similar complexion to those of our present Con- THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION , 27 .
... The first of these governments that we read of , was the Amphictyonic confederacy . The council which managed the affairs of this league , possessed powers of a similar complexion to those of our present Con- THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION , 27 .
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... possess neither the means nor the spirit of na- vigation . This difference of situation naturally pro- duces a dissimilarity of interests and views respecting foreign commerce . It was the interest of the northern THE FEDERAL ...
... possess neither the means nor the spirit of na- vigation . This difference of situation naturally pro- duces a dissimilarity of interests and views respecting foreign commerce . It was the interest of the northern THE FEDERAL ...
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Stran iv - And also to the Act, entitled, " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, ' An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned...
Stran 255 - ... there is no truth more thoroughly established than that there exists in the economy and course of nature an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness, between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity...
Stran 86 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the people, nation, or community...
Stran 181 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Stran 92 - ... when any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right, to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal.
Stran 93 - That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.
Stran 254 - You will join with me, I trust, in thinking that there are none under the influence of which, the proceedings of a new and free Government can more auspiciously commence. By the article establishing the Executive Department, it is made the duty of the President " to recommend to your " consideration, such measures as he shall judge necessary
Stran 252 - On the one hand, I was summoned by my country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love, from a retreat which I had chosen with the fondest predilection, and, in my flattering hopes, with an immutable decision as the asylum of my declining years : A retreat which was rendered every day more necessary as well as more dear to me, by the addition of habit to inclination, and of frequent interruptions in my health to the gradual waste committed on it by time.
Stran 365 - It is agreed that British subjects who now hold lands in the territories of the United States, and American citizens who now hold lands in the dominions of his Majesty, shall continue to hold them according to the nature and tenure of their respective estates and titles therein ; and may grant, sell, or devise the same to whom they please, in like manner as if they were natives ; and that neither they nor their heirs or assigns shall, so far as may respect the said lands and the legal remedies incident...
Stran 453 - Thou art my father ; and to the worm, Thou art my mother and my sister.