Political Thought in America: An AnthologyMichael B. Levy Dorsey Press, 1982 - 474 pages |
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... favor of their own government , by king , lords and Commons , arises as much or more from na- tional pride than reason . Individuals are un- doubtedly safer in England than in some other countries : but the will of the king is as much ...
... favor of their own government , by king , lords and Commons , arises as much or more from na- tional pride than reason . Individuals are un- doubtedly safer in England than in some other countries : but the will of the king is as much ...
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... favor than from innovations in the govern- ment subversive of the authority of the people . All these securities , however , would be found very insufficient without the restraint of frequent elections . Hence , in the fourth place ...
... favor than from innovations in the govern- ment subversive of the authority of the people . All these securities , however , would be found very insufficient without the restraint of frequent elections . Hence , in the fourth place ...
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... favor of this , nor to say that as a party they are in favor of it . There is nothing in their platform directly on the subject . But I can say a very large propor- tion of its members are for it , and that the chief plank in their ...
... favor of this , nor to say that as a party they are in favor of it . There is nothing in their platform directly on the subject . But I can say a very large propor- tion of its members are for it , and that the chief plank in their ...
Contents
PART II | 25 |
A View of the Causes and Consequences of the American Revolution 17631775 | 55 |
Letter to James Madison 1787 Thomas Jefferson | 108 |
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