...government that of Thomas Jefferson, who recommended to us " the support of the State governments ¡n all their rights as the most competent administrations...surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies." Such words of admonition when repeated in our ears to-day, standing as we do in the very shadow of...

...the two maxims upon this subject laid down by Mr. Jefferson in his inaugural in 1801 : — " First. ' The support of the State Governments in all their rights as the most competent administrators of our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies.'...

...of the superstructure in this political arch is the principle of self-government, which rests in " the support of the State governments in all their rights as the surest bulwarks against anti- republican tendencies." It is this principle that is the sole and sure...

...wicked, and capable of as bitter and bloody persecutions." Later, in a similar context, he promised "equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political."21 Two positive contexts of religion reinforce such views. Toward the middle of his address,...

...take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. . . . Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none....domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti- republican tendencies. . . . A well disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the...

...March 4, 1801, in the paragraph where he summarizes his view of the basic principles of government: "Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state...political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none." 27 The attractiveness of literary style versus the imperative...

...discern the sentiments of the people and to govern accordingly. In Jefferson's words, the states are "the most competent administrations for our domestic...surest bulwarks against antirepublican tendencies." 6. The nature of our constitutional system encourages a healthy diversity in the public policies adopted...

...regulatory activity. In Thomas Jefferson's words, the States are "the most competent administrators for our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies." The constitutional relationship among the sovereign governments, State and national, is formalized in and...

...Southern grass-roots democrat. Owsley selectively quoted from Jefferson's first inaugural of 1801, 'The support of the State governments in all their...administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwark against anti-republican tendencies,' but omitted the lines immediately following: 'The preservation...

...compress them within the narrowest compass they will hear, stating the general principle, but not all its limitations. Equal and exact justice to all men, of...state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commeree, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the...