The New Republic: Founded on the Natural and Inalienable Rights of Man, and Containing the Outlines of Such a Government as the Patriot Fathers Contemplated and Formulated in the Declaration of Independence when Struggling for LibertyBacon, Printers, 1883 - 354 Seiten |
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... period in the history of the world in which popular government was SO nearly in the balance as in 1787 , when the Federal Constitution was framed and adopted by the convention in old " Liberty Hall . ” Long years of struggle for liberty ...
... period in the history of the world in which popular government was SO nearly in the balance as in 1787 , when the Federal Constitution was framed and adopted by the convention in old " Liberty Hall . ” Long years of struggle for liberty ...
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... period for the colonies - these Articles were framed and agreed to ; but when the war was over , and the busy pursuits of industry super- vened , the vigilant activity and artful schemes for aristocratic rule succeeded in substituting ...
... period for the colonies - these Articles were framed and agreed to ; but when the war was over , and the busy pursuits of industry super- vened , the vigilant activity and artful schemes for aristocratic rule succeeded in substituting ...
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... period , the following account of Mr. Jefferson's character , as fur- nished by the American Cyclopedia , is here pre- sented : " The character of Mr. Jefferson as a man and a statesman is easily deduced from the events attend- ing his ...
... period , the following account of Mr. Jefferson's character , as fur- nished by the American Cyclopedia , is here pre- sented : " The character of Mr. Jefferson as a man and a statesman is easily deduced from the events attend- ing his ...
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... period , no measures could have been more revolu- tionary . " His aim was to overthrow the old domination of the ruling classes and raise the people . He car- ried the same principle to the study of the federal compact . Once convinced ...
... period , no measures could have been more revolu- tionary . " His aim was to overthrow the old domination of the ruling classes and raise the people . He car- ried the same principle to the study of the federal compact . Once convinced ...
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... true republic . The Articles of Confedera- tion gave us , for a brief period and in an imper fect manner , a republican form of government . They 62 THE NEW REPUBLIC . THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
... true republic . The Articles of Confedera- tion gave us , for a brief period and in an imper fect manner , a republican form of government . They 62 THE NEW REPUBLIC . THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
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Seite 89 - 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.
Seite 88 - Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally. This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind.
Seite 241 - Work, work, work! From weary chime to chime ; Work, work, work, As prisoners work for crime : Band and gusset and seam, Seam and gusset and band, Till the heart is sick, and the brain benumbed, As well as the weary hand.
Seite 254 - All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; and pursuing and obtaining safety- and happiness.
Seite 66 - States, in proportion to the value of all land within each State, granted to or surveyed for any person, as such land and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated according to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled, shall from time to time direct and appoint.
Seite 64 - For the more convenient management of the general interests of the United States, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the Legislature of each State shall direct, to meet in Congress on the first Monday in November in every year, with a power reserved to each State to recall its delegates, or any of them, at any time within the year, and to send others in their stead for the remainder of the year.
Seite 176 - Wisdom is the principal thing ; therefore get wisdom : and with all thy getting get understanding.
Seite 280 - Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas, they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness possitively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices.
Seite 34 - ... 1. To enter into a non-importation, non-consumption, and non-exportation agreement or association. 2. To prepare an Address to the people of Great Britain, and a Memorial to the inhabitants of British America: And 3. To prepare a loyal Address to his Majesty, agreeable to resolutions already entered into.
Seite 63 - States; and the people of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce subject to the same duties, impositions, and restrictions as the inhabitants thereof respectively...