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- Among the features peculiar to the political system of the United States, is the perfect equality of rights which it secures to every religious sect.
- The magnitude of this evil among us is so deeply felt, and so universally acknowledged, that no merit could be greater than that of devising…
- Respect for character is always diminished in proportion to the number among whom the blame or praise is to be divided.
- Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks-no form of government can render us…
- Among the numerous advantages promised by a well-constructed Union, none deserves to be more accurately developed than its tendency to break and control the violence…
- There is one view of the subject which ought to have its influence on those who espouse doctrines which strike at the authoritative origin and…
- The members of the legislative department . . . are numerous. They are distributed and dwell among the people at large. Their connections of blood,…
- THE Constitution proposed by the convention may be considered under two general points of view. The FIRST relates to the sum or quantity of power…
- The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon . . . has ever been justly deemed…
- To what expedient then shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necessary partition of power among the several departments, as laid down in…
- It is very certain that [the commerce clause] grew out of the abuse of the power by the importing States in taxing the non-importing, and…
- To provide employment for the poor, and support for the indigent, is among the primary, and, at the same time, not least difficult cares of…
- Among the features peculiar to the political system of the United States, is the perfect equality of rights which it secures to every religious sectEqual…
- What becomes of the surplus of human life? It is either, 1st. destroyed by infanticide, as among the Chinese and Lacedemonians; or 2d. it is…
- May it not be asked of every intelligent friend to the liberties of his country, whether the power exercised in such an act as this…
- The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to…
- Stability in government is essential to national character and to the advantages annexed to it, as well as to that repose and confidence in the…
- In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the portion allotted to…
- That diabolical Hell conceivedprinciple of persecution rages among some [people] and to their eternal Infamy the clergycan furnish their Quota of Imps for such business.
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