"The powers of Congress are totally inadequate to……" — Henry Knox
"The powers of Congress are totally inadequate to preserve the balance between the respective States, and oblige them to do those things which are essential for their own welfare or for the general good."
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Henry Knox
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13 Quotes by Henry Knox
Henry Knox has 13 quotes on this site.
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Men at a distance, who have admired our systems of government unfounded in nature, are apt to accuse the rulers,…
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That taxes may be the ostensible cause is true, but that they are the true cause is as far remote…
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Something is wanting, and something must be done, or we shall be involved in all the horror of failure, and…
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The eyes of all America are upon us, as we play our part posterity will bless or curse us.
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We imagined that the mildness of our government and the wishes of the people were so correspondent that we were…
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For God's sake, take care of your men. If they fire, they die!
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Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences…
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Having proceeded to this length, for which they are now ripe, we shall have a formidable rebellion against reason, the…
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Our political machine, composed of thirteen independent sovereignties, have been perpetually operating against each other and against the federal head…
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The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any…
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They wish for a general government of unity, as they see that the local legislatures must naturally and necessarily tend…
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We have arrived at that point of time in which we are forced to see our own humiliation, as a…
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The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.
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