...necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country, when in danger, are of higher observation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written...us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means." On the relationship between the law of self-preservation and conventional law, see also the beginning...

...of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written...with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means.6 Jefferson's comments make clear that there is far from universal agreement that any set of...

...condoning serious extralegal action undertaken to curtail Aaron Burr's activities: "To lose our country by scrupulous adherence to written law would be to lose the law itself with life, liberty, and property . . . thus absurdly sacrificing the ends to the means." Of course, Jefferson may well...

...necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of a higher obligation. . . . To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written...us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means." He understood the risks in this argument and therefore placed emergency power under the judgment of...

...of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written...us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means." Writings of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 9, p. 279. ^White. The Jacksonians. p. 562. 91 The History of Legislative...

...of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written...sacrificing the end to the means. THOMAS JEFFERSON, letter to John B. Colvin, September 20, 1810.— The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Paul L. Ford,...

...country when in danger are of a higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to the written law, would be to lose the law itself, with...with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means.20 The power to repel attacks, conceded by Madison, was thereby expanded to a more general prerogative...

...doubtless one of the highest duties of a good citizen," wrote Jefferson, "but it is not the highest. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law, would be to lose the law itself. . . thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means." Hamilton put the issue more bluntly: "It is easy...

...Executive . . . have done an act beyond the Constitution." Indeed, Jefferson asserted that, in such a case, "[t]o lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to...us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means." Alexander Hamilton himself could not have said it better! "And Company" This list of great lawyers...

...of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written...us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means. In The Federalist, Alexander Hamilton had hinted at something of the sort, alluding to the precedent...