| Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 662 pages
...and it would be the most perfect constitution ever devised by the wit of man.' Hamilton paused and said, ' Purge it of its corruption, and give to its...supposed defects, it is the most perfect government which ever existed.' And this was assuredly the exact line which separated the political creeds of... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - Presidents - 1829 - 552 pages
...devised by the wit 6T man.! Hamilton paused and said, 'purge it of its corruption, and give to 'ts popular branch equality of representation, and it...supposed defects, it is the most perfect government which ever existed.' And this was assuredly the exact line which separated the political creeds of... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 594 pages
...and it would be the most perfect constitution ever devised by the wit of man.' Hamilton paused and said, ' purge it of its corruption, and give to its popular branch equality of representation, audit would become an impracticable government: as it stands at present, with all its supposed defects,... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...circumstance, was led to the British constitution, on which Mr. Adams observed, ' Purge that constitution of its corruption, and give to its popular branch equality of representation, and it would be the most perfect constitution ever devised by the wit of man.1 Hamilton paused and said, ' Purge... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 550 pages
...circumstance, was led to the British constitution, on which Mr. Adams observed, 'purge that constitution of its corruption, and give to its popular branch equality of representation, and it would be the most perfect constitution ever devised by the wit of man.' Hamilton paused and said, ' purge... | |
| James Trecothick Austin - Statesmen - 1829 - 450 pages
...circumstance was led to the British constitution, on which Mr. Adams observed " purge that constitution of its corruption, and give to its popular branch equality of representation, and it would be the most perfect constitution devised by the wit of man." Hamilton paused and said, " purge it of... | |
| 1830 - 530 pages
...devised by the wit of man." Hamilton paused, and said, " Purge it of its corruptions, and give lo ita popular branch equality of representation, and it...supposed defects, it is the most perfect government which ever existed." And this was assuredly the exact line which separated the political creeds of... | |
| 1830 - 550 pages
...constitution ever devised by the wit of man." Hamilton paused, and said, " Purge it of its corruptions, and give to its popular branch equality of representation,...stands at present, with all its supposed defects, it i? the most perfect government which ever existed." And this was assuredly the exact line which separated... | |
| English literature - 1830 - 524 pages
...cabinet dinner in April, 1791, Adams having said of the .Kritish Constitution, " Purge that Constitution of its corruption, and give to its popular branch equality of representation, and it would be the most perfect Constitution ever devised by the wit of man 5" Hamilton paused, and said, " Purge... | |
| Henry Lee - Literary Criticism - 1832 - 288 pages
...justice to submit it in preference for consideration, " Mr. Adams observed, ' purge that constitution of its corruption, and give to its popular branch equality of representation, and it would be the most perfect constitution ever devised by the wit of man." Hamilton paused and said, " purge... | |
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