The American Theory of Government Considered with Reference to the Present CrisisD. Appleton, 1863 - 119 halaman |
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... intent ; and are addressed to all who love their country , and seek to promote its true and permanent interests . PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION . The manuscript of the iv PREFACE . The object of Government, and the right to institute.
... intent ; and are addressed to all who love their country , and seek to promote its true and permanent interests . PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION . The manuscript of the iv PREFACE . The object of Government, and the right to institute.
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... interests involved , no treaty stipulations could possibly avoid difficulties . One party would feel insecure under the consciousness that the other was master of all access by water to the ocean . This jeal- ousy and fear would ...
... interests involved , no treaty stipulations could possibly avoid difficulties . One party would feel insecure under the consciousness that the other was master of all access by water to the ocean . This jeal- ousy and fear would ...
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... interest upon former loans , or repudiate . A resort to the latter alterna- tive would effectually destroy the credit of the government , and lead to a discontinuance of the practice of national loans . This practice of creating great ...
... interest upon former loans , or repudiate . A resort to the latter alterna- tive would effectually destroy the credit of the government , and lead to a discontinuance of the practice of national loans . This practice of creating great ...
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... interest , the practice encour- ages war , and leads to extravagance in public expenditures . The debt of Great Britain , in 1857 , was some eight hundred millions of pounds sterling , and the annual expenses thereon some twenty - eight ...
... interest , the practice encour- ages war , and leads to extravagance in public expenditures . The debt of Great Britain , in 1857 , was some eight hundred millions of pounds sterling , and the annual expenses thereon some twenty - eight ...
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... interest upon national loans the necessary result . Great Britain can borrow money at three per cent . , while ... interest upon its bonds . People who in- vest their funds in government loans , are generally persons who seek repose in ...
... interest upon national loans the necessary result . Great Britain can borrow money at three per cent . , while ... interest upon its bonds . People who in- vest their funds in government loans , are generally persons who seek repose in ...
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Halaman 71 - ... in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining, within their respective limits, the authorities, rights, and liberties appertaining to them.
Halaman 30 - And the articles of this Confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the union shall be perpetual ; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them, unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State.
Halaman 54 - I shall correct the procedure ; but that done, return with joy to that state of things, when the only questions concerning a candidate shall be, is he honest ? Is he capable ? Is he faithful to the Constitution ? I tender you the homage of my high respect.
Halaman 116 - To be more safe, they at length become willing to run the risk of being less free.
Halaman 22 - Are not the former administered by men as well as the latter? Are there not aversions, predilections, rivalships, and desires of unjust acquisition, that affect nations, as well as kings ? Are not popular assemblies frequently subject to the impulses of rage, resentment, jealousy, avarice, and of other irregular and violent propensities?
Halaman 24 - Africa, Asia, and America have successively felt her domination. The superiority she has long maintained has tempted her to plume herself as the mistress of the world, and to consider the rest of mankind as created for her benefit.
Halaman 35 - The use of words is to express ideas. Perspicuity, therefore, requires not only that the ideas should be distinctly formed, but that they should be expressed by words distinctly and exclusively appropriate to them.
Halaman 44 - Each state established a constitution for itself, and, in that constitution, provided such limitations and restrictions on the powers of its particular government as its judgment dictated. The people of the United States framed such a government for the United States as they supposed best adapted to their situation, and best calculated to promote their interests. The powers they conferred on this government were to be exercised by itself; and the limitations on...
Halaman 35 - But no language is so copious as to supply words and phrases for every complex idea, or so correct as not to include many, equivocally denoting different ideas. Hence it must happen, that however accurately objects may be discriminated in themselves, and however accurately the discrimination may be...
Halaman 113 - The genius of republics (say they) is pacific ; the spirit of commerce has a tendency to soften the manners of men, and to extinguish those inflammable humors which have so often kindled into wars. Commercial republics, like ours, will never be disposed to waste themselves in ruinous contentions with each other. They will be governed by mutual interest, and will cultivate a spirit of mutual amity and concord.