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... ground , and compelled , at times , to resist their own hasty coöperation in measures result- ing in their own injury . The discharge of this duty , in which the very heroism of politics consists , is the touchstone of the statesman ...
... ground , and compelled , at times , to resist their own hasty coöperation in measures result- ing in their own injury . The discharge of this duty , in which the very heroism of politics consists , is the touchstone of the statesman ...
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... ground can be granted , not an inch , to menace , and bluster . Indeed , menace and bluster , and the putting forth of daring unconstitutional doctrines , are , at this very mo- ment , the chief obstacles to mutual harmony , and ...
... ground can be granted , not an inch , to menace , and bluster . Indeed , menace and bluster , and the putting forth of daring unconstitutional doctrines , are , at this very mo- ment , the chief obstacles to mutual harmony , and ...
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... ground . Older nations , with different systems of gov- ernment , may be somewhat slow to acknowledge all that justly belongs to us . But we may feel , without vanity , that America is doing her part in the great work of improving human ...
... ground . Older nations , with different systems of gov- ernment , may be somewhat slow to acknowledge all that justly belongs to us . But we may feel , without vanity , that America is doing her part in the great work of improving human ...
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... ground can be granted , not an inch , to menace , and bluster . Indeed , menace and bluster , and the putting forth of daring unconstitutional doctrines , are , at this very mo- ment , the chief obstacles to mutual harmony , and ...
... ground can be granted , not an inch , to menace , and bluster . Indeed , menace and bluster , and the putting forth of daring unconstitutional doctrines , are , at this very mo- ment , the chief obstacles to mutual harmony , and ...
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... ground ? Why , by interweav ing our destiny with that of any part of Europe , entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition , rivalship , interest , humor , or caprice ? " Indeed , Gentlemen , Washington's Farewell ...
... ground ? Why , by interweav ing our destiny with that of any part of Europe , entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition , rivalship , interest , humor , or caprice ? " Indeed , Gentlemen , Washington's Farewell ...
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Page 119 - Canada acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this Union: but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
Page 141 - It has a preamble, and that preamble expressly recites, that the duties which it imposes are laid " for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures." Until, Sir, this early legislation, thus coeval with the Constitution itself, thus full and explicit, can be explained away, no man can doubt of the meaning of that instrument, in this respect.
Page 115 - The Congress, the Executive and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others.
Page 124 - That a national government ought to be established, consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive and Judiciary.
Page 293 - November, 1788, nor upon the indemnities mutually due or claimed, the parties will negotiate further on these subjects at a convenient time; and until they may have agreed upon these points the said treaties and convention shall have no operation, and the relations of the two countries shall be regulated as follows: ART.
Page 190 - Rome, in the height of her glory, is not to be compared ; a power which has dotted over the surface of the whole globe with her possessions and military posts ; whose morning drum-beat, following the sun, and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth daily with one continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England.
Page 138 - To grant patents for useful inventions. "To secure to authors exclusive rights for a certain time. "To establish public institutions, rewards, and immunities for the promotion of agriculture, commerce, trades, and manufactures.
Page 21 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
Page 269 - The most able men — from the East and the West, from the North and the South...
Page 246 - I ask you, gentlemen of the jury, in patience to listen to a synopsis of the testimony offered on the part of the Government and on the part of the defense, and then decide as to the guilt or innocence of this prisoner.