The Fœderalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favor of the New Constitution, as Agreed Upon by the Fœderal Convention, September 17, 1787. Reprinted from the Original Text. With an Historical Introduction and Notes, Volume 1 |
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... reason of the apathy and the dis- cord which existed among the nominal friends of the proposed Constitution , nor of the harmonious and ener- getic opposition of those who disapproved its provi- sions , nor of the numerical weakness of ...
... reason of the apathy and the dis- cord which existed among the nominal friends of the proposed Constitution , nor of the harmonious and ener- getic opposition of those who disapproved its provi- sions , nor of the numerical weakness of ...
Page xvii
... reason independently and boldly for the right , per se , without regarding or respecting the opinions of those with whom he was associated ; and with equal boldness , and with an energy which scorned fatigue , he pushed forward to the ...
... reason independently and boldly for the right , per se , without regarding or respecting the opinions of those with whom he was associated ; and with equal boldness , and with an energy which scorned fatigue , he pushed forward to the ...
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... reason why the " corrections of that text which were made by the editor of this edition are untrustworthy , Mr. HOPKINS , its publisher , has expressly acknowledged to two different gentlemen that General Hamilton had positively ...
... reason why the " corrections of that text which were made by the editor of this edition are untrustworthy , Mr. HOPKINS , its publisher , has expressly acknowledged to two different gentlemen that General Hamilton had positively ...
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... reason for that diversity of opinion in morals and politics is the passions and prejudices of the rea- soner , ... 194 d . the same influences prevail among the opponents of the new system , .. 194 A. the reasoning of the anti ...
... reason for that diversity of opinion in morals and politics is the passions and prejudices of the rea- soner , ... 194 d . the same influences prevail among the opponents of the new system , .. 194 A. the reasoning of the anti ...
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... reason for the opinion ,. ii . the practice of different States in the choice of their legislators , iii . the practice of the British Parliament , by sim- ple statute , to change fundamental principles of government not applicable , in ...
... reason for the opinion ,. ii . the practice of different States in the choice of their legislators , iii . the practice of the British Parliament , by sim- ple statute , to change fundamental principles of government not applicable , in ...
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Page 486 - Energy in the Executive is a leading character in the definition of good Government.
Page 311 - No state shall, without the consent of congress, lay any duty on tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
Page 58 - So strong is this propensity of mankind to fall into mutual animosities, that where no substantial occasion presents itself, the most frivolous and fanciful distinctions have been sufficient to kindle their unfriendly pas/sions and excite their most violent conflicts. But the most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property.
Page 58 - Those who are creditors, and those who are debtors, fall under a like discrimination. A landed interest, a manufacturing interest, a mercantile interest, a moneyed interest, with many lesser interests, grow up of necessity in civilized nations, and divide them into different classes, actuated by different sentiments and views. The regulation of these various and interfering interests forms the principal task of modern Legislation, and involves the spirit of party and faction in the necessary and...
Page 338 - In the government of this Commonwealth, the legislative department shall never exercise the executive and judicial powers, or either of them : the executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them : the judicial shall never exercise the legislative and executive powers, or either of them: to the end it may be a government of laws and not of men.
Page 171 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Page 346 - The concentrating these in the same hands is precisely the definition of despotic government. It will be no alleviation that these powers will be exercised by a plurality of hands, and not by a single one. One hundred and seventy-three despots would surely be as oppressive as one.
Page 267 - Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of government and the preservation of the Union.
Page 94 - The great and radical vice in the construction of the existing Confederation is in the principle of LEGISLATION for STATES or GOVERNMENTS, in their CORPORATE or COLLECTIVE CAPACITIES, and as contradistinguished from the INDIVIDUALS of whom they consist.
Page 294 - The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different States in this Union, the free inhabitants of each of these States, paupers, vagabonds and fugitives from justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens...