The Great Rehearsal: The Story of the Making and Ratifying of the Constitution of the United StatesViking Press, 1948 - 338 sider "Limited to three hundred eighty copies signed by the author ... Number 377." "Sources and acknowledgments": pages 321-322. |
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... agreed with Bedford that something must be done for the United States . “ Better that a defective plan should be adopted , " Bedford said , " than that none should be recom- mended . " Defects might be remedied by later meetings . Gerry ...
... agreed with Bedford that something must be done for the United States . “ Better that a defective plan should be adopted , " Bedford said , " than that none should be recom- mended . " Defects might be remedied by later meetings . Gerry ...
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... agreed by the Convention that the ratification by nine states would be sufficient , and that as soon as so many ... agreed to it . But they were now too impatient to be willing to debate again over all the objections that might be raised ...
... agreed by the Convention that the ratification by nine states would be sufficient , and that as soon as so many ... agreed to it . But they were now too impatient to be willing to debate again over all the objections that might be raised ...
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... agreed . The changes which were proposed , during the crowded days September 12-15 , were approved or disapproved with few words and quick votes . Mason on the 12th " wished the plan had been prefaced with a Bill of Rights , & would ...
... agreed . The changes which were proposed , during the crowded days September 12-15 , were approved or disapproved with few words and quick votes . Mason on the 12th " wished the plan had been prefaced with a Bill of Rights , & would ...
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