Washington's Political Legacies: To which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing an Account of His Illness, Death, and the National Tributes of Respect Paid to His Memory with a Biographical Sketch of His Life and Character, His Will, and Dr. Tappan's Discourse, Before the University of Cambridge |
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A CONTEMPLATION of the complete at . tainment ( at a period earlier than could
have been expected ) of the object for which we contended against so ,
formidable a power , cannot but inspire us with astonishment and gratitude .
A CONTEMPLATION of the complete at . tainment ( at a period earlier than could
have been expected ) of the object for which we contended against so ,
formidable a power , cannot but inspire us with astonishment and gratitude .
Página 84
... friend to it can look with indifference upon ata tempts to shake the foundation of
the fabric ? PRON as PROMOTE then as an object of primary importance 84
WASHINGTON ' s.
... friend to it can look with indifference upon ata tempts to shake the foundation of
the fabric ? PRON as PROMOTE then as an object of primary importance 84
WASHINGTON ' s.
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... enjoyment of partaking , in the midst of my fellow - citizens , the benign
influence of good laws under a free government — the ever favorite object of my
heart , and the happy reward , as I trust , of our mutual cares , labours and
dangers .
... enjoyment of partaking , in the midst of my fellow - citizens , the benign
influence of good laws under a free government — the ever favorite object of my
heart , and the happy reward , as I trust , of our mutual cares , labours and
dangers .
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... at the new building , to hear the re . port of the commissioners from the army to
Congress , and to devise what further measures ought to be adopted , as the
most rational , and best calculated to attain the just and important object in view .
... at the new building , to hear the re . port of the commissioners from the army to
Congress , and to devise what further measures ought to be adopted , as the
most rational , and best calculated to attain the just and important object in view .
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... which is the apparent object , unless Congress can be compelled into instant
compliance , has something so shocking in it , that humanity revolts at the idea .
My God ! what can this writer have in view , by recommending such measures ...
... which is the apparent object , unless Congress can be compelled into instant
compliance , has something so shocking in it , that humanity revolts at the idea .
My God ! what can this writer have in view , by recommending such measures ...
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Página 83 - If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be, in any particular, wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation; for, though this in one instance may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.
Página 69 - ... to the permanency of your felicity as a people. These will be offered to you with the more freedom, as you can only see in them the disinterested warnings of a parting friend, who can possibly have no personal motive to bias his counsel.
Página 93 - ... the best that present circumstances and mutual opinion will permit, but temporary, and liable to be from time to time abandoned or varied, as experience and circumstances shall dictate...
Página 78 - One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the constitution, alterations, which will impair the energy of the system, and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown.
Página 86 - It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period, a great Nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence.
Página 80 - The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty.
Página 76 - This Government, the offspring of our own choice, uninfluenced and unawed, adopted upon full investigation and mature deliberation, completely free in its principles, in the distribution of its powers, uniting security with energy, and containing within itself a provision for its own amendment, has a just claim to your confidence and your support. Respect for its authority, compliance with its laws, acquiescence in its measures, are duties enjoined by the fundamental maxims of true Liberty.
Página 86 - To facilitate to them the performance of their duty it is essential that you should practically bear in mind that towards the payment of debts there must be revenue; that to have revenue there must be taxes; that no taxes can be devised which are not more or less inconvenient and unpleasant; that the intrinsic embarrassment, inseparable from the selection of the proper objects (which is always a choice of difficulties), ought to be a decisive motive for a candid construction of the conduct of the...
Página 90 - 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.
Página 94 - I could wish — that they will control the usual current of the passions or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations. But if I may even flatter myself that 'they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good — that they may now and then recur to moderate the fury of party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigue, to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism — this hope will be a full recompense for...
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| Título | Washington's Political Legacies: To which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing an Account of His Illness, Death, and the National Tributes of Respect Paid to His Memory with a Biographical Sketch of His Life and Character, His Will, and Dr. Tappan's Discourse, Before the University of Cambridge |
| Autor | George Washington |
| Editor | George Forman, 1800 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 24 Jul. 2007 |
| Largo | 300 páginas |
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