 | Stephen Mennell, John F. Rundell - Juvenile Nonfiction - 1998 - 260 pages
...ourselves united. From the conchtsion of thre war we shall he going down hill. It will not then he necessary to resort every moment to the people for support. They will he forgonen. therefore. and their rights disregarded. They will forget themselves, hut in the sole... | |
 | Joshua Mitchell - History - 1999 - 292 pages
...rulers are honest, and ourselves united. From the conclusion of this war we shall be going down hill.... They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and will nev er think of uniting to effect a due respect for their rights. The shackles, therefore, which shall... | |
 | Walter Berns - Political Science - 2002 - 164 pages
...corrupt," he predicted in 1781, "our people careless," so careless as to forget what was expected of them. "They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money." For these and other reasons, he thought our prospects grim: "From the conclusion of this war we shall... | |
 | Nathan W. Schlueter - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 212 pages
...on the State of Virginia. "From the conclusion of this war we shall be going down hill," he wrote. "It will not then be necessary to resort every moment...uniting to effect a due respect for their rights." Jefferson men suggested that the very prosperity promised by the American arrangement would be its... | |
 | Stuart Christie - Anarchism - 2002 - 266 pages
...is while our rulers are honest, ourselves united. From the conclusion of this war, we shall be going down hill. It will not then be necessary to resort...their rights disregarded. They will forget themselves in the sole faculty of making money, and will never think of uniting to effect a due respect for their... | |
 | Roger G. Kennedy - History - 2003 - 376 pages
...French friends: From the conclusion of this war we shall be going downhill. . . . [T]he people . . . will forget themselves but in the sole faculty of...effect a due respect for their rights. The shackles, 40 therefore, which shall not be knocked off at the conclusion of this war will remain on us for long,... | |
 | Voltairine de Cleyre, Sharon Presley, Crispin Sartwell - Social Science - 2005 - 352 pages
...is while our rulers are honest, ourselves united. From the conclusion of this war we shall be going down hill. It will not then be necessary to resort...support. They will be forgotten, therefore, and their tights disregarded. They will forget themselves in the sole faculty of making money, and will never... | |
 | Michael Thompson - Political Science - 2007 - 312 pages
...fixing every essential right on a legal basis is while our rulers are honest, and ourselves united. ... It will not then be necessary to resort every moment...respect for their rights. The shackles, therefore, . . . will remain on us long, will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights shall revive or expire... | |
 | Edward Stringham - Political Science - 2007 - 718 pages
...is while our rulers are honest, ourselves united. From the conclusion of this war we shall be going down hill. It will not then be necessary to resort...their rights disregarded. They will forget themselves in the sole faculty of making money, and will never think of uniting to effect a due respect for their... | |
 | David Tucker - Virginia - 2008 - 182 pages
...while our rulers are honest and ourselves united. From the conclusion of this war we shall be going down hill. It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for support (161). This passage in query 1 7 suggests that Jefferson saw the spirit of the people as somewhat plastic,... | |
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From the conclusion of this war we shall be going down hill. It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for support. They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded. They will forget themselves, but in the sole... 
