The Constitution of the United States of America: The Proximate Causes of Its Adoption and Ratification : The Declaration of Independence : The Prominent Political Acts of George Washington : and Other Interesting Matter : with an Alphabetical Analysis of the Constitution |
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Page xvi
... trusts , a faithful analytical index , believes that there are among his fellow - citi- zens many thousands of intelligent men capable of reading and understanding the great American charter of liberty , but who , without seeing and ...
... trusts , a faithful analytical index , believes that there are among his fellow - citi- zens many thousands of intelligent men capable of reading and understanding the great American charter of liberty , but who , without seeing and ...
Page xxi
... make any body else so . In the sciences , every one has so much as he really knows and comprehends ; what he believes only , and takes upon trust , are but shreds , which , however well in the whole piece INTRODUCTORY REMARKS . xxi.
... make any body else so . In the sciences , every one has so much as he really knows and comprehends ; what he believes only , and takes upon trust , are but shreds , which , however well in the whole piece INTRODUCTORY REMARKS . xxi.
Page xxv
... the services of those we trust ; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm , let us hasten to retrace our steps , and to re- gain the road which alone leads to peace , liberty INTRODUCTORY REMARKS . XXV.
... the services of those we trust ; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm , let us hasten to retrace our steps , and to re- gain the road which alone leads to peace , liberty INTRODUCTORY REMARKS . XXV.
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... regards the fundamental law , and the op- erations of the Government , to enable them to judge of the fidelity of those whom they periodically en- trust with the power which alone belongs to them- selves xxviii INTRODUCTORY REMARKS .
... regards the fundamental law , and the op- erations of the Government , to enable them to judge of the fidelity of those whom they periodically en- trust with the power which alone belongs to them- selves xxviii INTRODUCTORY REMARKS .
Page xxix
... trust with the power which alone belongs to them- selves as a nation of freemen , the proper use and ap- plication of which power , is so vitally necessary to the preservation of their own liberties and best inter- ests , and the ...
... trust with the power which alone belongs to them- selves as a nation of freemen , the proper use and ap- plication of which power , is so vitally necessary to the preservation of their own liberties and best inter- ests , and the ...
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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 196 - 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 33 - 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.