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... tion and ratification of the Constitution of the United States , viz : A. - Report of a committee of the Congress of the Con- federation , showing the incompetency of that gov- ernment to provide for the necessities and safety of the ...
... tion and ratification of the Constitution of the United States , viz : A. - Report of a committee of the Congress of the Con- federation , showing the incompetency of that gov- ernment to provide for the necessities and safety of the ...
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... tion may be considered as salt for the preservation of such as may be wholesome , or as lime to neutralize and destroy such as may be carious . It would be a test by which to separate the wheat from the tares and cockle - a crucible by ...
... tion may be considered as salt for the preservation of such as may be wholesome , or as lime to neutralize and destroy such as may be carious . It would be a test by which to separate the wheat from the tares and cockle - a crucible by ...
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... tion , as in the highest sense the palladium of Ameri- can liberty ; so that their judgment , as well as their affections , may be enlisted on the side of the Consti- tution , as the truest security of the Union , and the only solid ...
... tion , as in the highest sense the palladium of Ameri- can liberty ; so that their judgment , as well as their affections , may be enlisted on the side of the Consti- tution , as the truest security of the Union , and the only solid ...
Page xxiv
... tion , when respectively " called upon to undertake the duties of the first executive office of our country . " Thomas Jefferson declared those principles to be- " Equal and exact justice to all men , of whatever state or persuasion ...
... tion , when respectively " called upon to undertake the duties of the first executive office of our country . " Thomas Jefferson declared those principles to be- " Equal and exact justice to all men , of whatever state or persuasion ...
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... tion and the Government , thus reciprocally animating and being animated , illustrates the beau ideal of good government - one of the choicest gifts of God to man . The protection of the liberty of the United States of America is a duty ...
... tion and the Government , thus reciprocally animating and being animated , illustrates the beau ideal of good government - one of the choicest gifts of God to man . The protection of the liberty of the United States of America is a duty ...
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Page xxiv - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against antirepublican tendencies; the preservation of the General Government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Page 190 - Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a convention of delegates, who shall have been appointed by the several States, be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of government and the preservation of the...
Page 31 - No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
Page xxv - These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment.