The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution: As Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Together with the Journal of the Federal Convention, Luther Martin's Letter, Yates's Minutes, Congressional Opinions, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of '98-'99, and Other Illustrations of the Constitution, Volume 4 |
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I shall not be afraid to go back , and tell my constituents , “ Gentlemen , I have
been convinced I was in an error . I found , on ... Has not every gentleman here ,
almost , received useful knowledge from a communication with others ? Have not
...
I shall not be afraid to go back , and tell my constituents , “ Gentlemen , I have
been convinced I was in an error . I found , on ... Has not every gentleman here ,
almost , received useful knowledge from a communication with others ? Have not
...
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If gentlemen differ from me in the propriety of this motion , I will submit . I agree
with the gentleman that economical considerations are not of equal importance
with the magnitude of the subject . He said that it would have been better , at
once ...
If gentlemen differ from me in the propriety of this motion , I will submit . I agree
with the gentleman that economical considerations are not of equal importance
with the magnitude of the subject . He said that it would have been better , at
once ...
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Mr. Chairman , the gentleman has taken his principles from sources which cannot
hold here . In England , the government is a compact between the king and the
people . I hope it is not so here . We shall have no officers in the situation of a ...
Mr. Chairman , the gentleman has taken his principles from sources which cannot
hold here . In England , the government is a compact between the king and the
people . I hope it is not so here . We shall have no officers in the situation of a ...
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One gentleman has said that we were quibbling upon words . If I know my own
heart , I am incapable of quibbling on ... If I make use of quibbles , there are
gentlemen here who can correct me . If my premises are wrong , let them be
attacked ...
One gentleman has said that we were quibbling upon words . If I know my own
heart , I am incapable of quibbling on ... If I make use of quibbles , there are
gentlemen here who can correct me . If my premises are wrong , let them be
attacked ...
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I conceive that it will retard the business to accede to the proposal of the learned
gentleman . The observation which has been made in its behalf does not apply to
the present circumstances . When there is a king or other governor , there is a ...
I conceive that it will retard the business to accede to the proposal of the learned
gentleman . The observation which has been made in its behalf does not apply to
the present circumstances . When there is a king or other governor , there is a ...
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