American Eloquence: A Collection of Speeches and Addresses, by the Most Eminent Orators of America; with Biographical Sketches and Illustrative Notes, Том 2Frank Moore D. Appleton, 1859 |
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... representatives , can any danger be apprehended ? They are elected by those who can elect representatives in the State legislature . How can the votes of the electors be influenced ? By nothing but the character and conduct of the man ...
... representatives , can any danger be apprehended ? They are elected by those who can elect representatives in the State legislature . How can the votes of the electors be influenced ? By nothing but the character and conduct of the man ...
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... representatives are wisely elected . that of the individual . When he promotes his own , he promotes that of the community . When we consult the common good , we con- these , he will find them abundantly here . They are the best checks ...
... representatives are wisely elected . that of the individual . When he promotes his own , he promotes that of the community . When we consult the common good , we con- these , he will find them abundantly here . They are the best checks ...
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... Representatives would be better than it is , if a hundredth part of the people were to elect a majority of them . If your Senators were for life , would they be more agreeable to you ? If your President were not accountable to you for ...
... Representatives would be better than it is , if a hundredth part of the people were to elect a majority of them . If your Senators were for life , would they be more agreeable to you ? If your President were not accountable to you for ...
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... representatives of the pro- prietor did not exist at the time he mentioned ? If so , it cannot exist now . I will leave it to those gentlemen who come from that quarter . I trust they will not be intimidated on this ac- count , in ...
... representatives of the pro- prietor did not exist at the time he mentioned ? If so , it cannot exist now . I will leave it to those gentlemen who come from that quarter . I trust they will not be intimidated on this ac- count , in ...
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... Representatives , on the fourth of March , 1800 : * Believing , as I do , most seriously , that in a Government constituted like that of the United States , much of the public happiness depends , not only on its being rightly ...
... Representatives , on the fourth of March , 1800 : * Believing , as I do , most seriously , that in a Government constituted like that of the United States , much of the public happiness depends , not only on its being rightly ...
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