The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Comprising His Correspondence, and His Political and Official Writings, Exclusive of the Federalist, Civil and Military. Published from the Original Manuscripts Deposited in the Department of State, by Order of the Joint Library Committee of Congress, Band 2C. S. Francis, 1850 |
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... attempt must argue no small degree of arrogance and self - sufficiency . Yet this attempt has been made ; and it is become , in some measure , necessary to vindicate the conduct of this venerable assembly from the aspersions of men ...
... attempt must argue no small degree of arrogance and self - sufficiency . Yet this attempt has been made ; and it is become , in some measure , necessary to vindicate the conduct of this venerable assembly from the aspersions of men ...
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... attempt has been made to lead you astray in particular . You are the men , too , who would lose most , should you be ... attempted to frighten you with the prospect of evils which will never happen . This , indeed , I have , in a great ...
... attempt has been made to lead you astray in particular . You are the men , too , who would lose most , should you be ... attempted to frighten you with the prospect of evils which will never happen . This , indeed , I have , in a great ...
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... attempt ! They will scruple nothing that may serve their purposes . In truth , my friends , it is very unlikely any of us shall suffer much ; but let the worst happen , the farmers will be better off than other people . Many of those ...
... attempt ! They will scruple nothing that may serve their purposes . In truth , my friends , it is very unlikely any of us shall suffer much ; but let the worst happen , the farmers will be better off than other people . Many of those ...
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... attempt it : but , if they should , it is impossible , a few mercenary men could have influence enough to make the whole body of the people give up the only plan their circumstances admit of , for the preservation of their rights , and ...
... attempt it : but , if they should , it is impossible , a few mercenary men could have influence enough to make the whole body of the people give up the only plan their circumstances admit of , for the preservation of their rights , and ...
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... attempt any further illustration of them . You say , " When I assert , that since Americans have not , by any act of theirs , empowered the British Parliament to make laws for them , it follows they can have no just authority to do it ...
... attempt any further illustration of them . You say , " When I assert , that since Americans have not , by any act of theirs , empowered the British Parliament to make laws for them , it follows they can have no just authority to do it ...
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The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Containing His Correspondence, and ..., Band 6 Alexander Hamilton Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1850 |
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Seite 339 - May next, to take into consideration the situation of the United States, to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the federal government adequate to the exigencies of the Union ; and to report such an act for that purpose to the United States in Congress assembled, as, when agreed to by them, and afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every state, will effectually provide for the same.
Seite 254 - States, and to appropriate and apply the same for defraying the public expenses; to borrow money or emit bills on the credit of the United States, transmitting every half year to the respective states an account of the sums of money so borrowed or emitted; to build and equip a navy; to agree upon the number of land forces, and to make requisitions from each state for its quota, In proportion to the number of white Inhabitants in such state...
Seite 72 - God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Seite 358 - ... free and independent states; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved ; and that as free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.
Seite 43 - Commentaries remarks, that this law of Nature being coeval with mankind, and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries and at all times; no human laws are of any validity if contrary to this, and such of them as are valid, derive all their force, and all their validity, and all their authority, mediately and immediately, from this original...
Seite 254 - States in Congress assembled: but if the United States in Congress assembled shall, on consideration of circumstances judge proper that any State should not raise men, or should raise a smaller...
Seite 216 - To appoint one of their number to preside; provided, that no person be allowed to serve in the office of President more than one year in any term of three years : To ascertain the necessary sums of money to be raised for...
Seite 290 - That there shall be no future confiscations made, nor any prosecutions commenced against any person or persons for or by reason of the part which he or they may have taken in the present war, and that no person shall, on that account, suffer any future loss or damage, either in his person, liberty or property...
Seite 76 - ... shall have and enjoy all liberties and immunities of free and natural subjects within any the dominions of us, our heirs or successors, to all intents, constructions and purposes, whatsoever, as if they, and every of them, were born within the realm of England.
Seite 471 - Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Convention, that as soon as the Conventions of nine states shall have ratified this Constitution, the United States in Congress assembled...