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... wrote home , requesting his wife not to join him . He lingered on till summer , when he came home , and rapidly sank into the grave . George being left one of the executors of his brother's property , which was very large , his time for ...
... wrote home , requesting his wife not to join him . He lingered on till summer , when he came home , and rapidly sank into the grave . George being left one of the executors of his brother's property , which was very large , his time for ...
Side 51
... wrote to Governor Dinwiddie , stating the feelings of the officers , and remonstrating boldly against the insane policy which made them inferior to the king's officers . He declared that , so far as he was concerned , it was not the ...
... wrote to Governor Dinwiddie , stating the feelings of the officers , and remonstrating boldly against the insane policy which made them inferior to the king's officers . He declared that , so far as he was concerned , it was not the ...
Side 55
... wrote a tart reply to the governor , saying , " If you think me capable of holding a commission that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it , you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness , and believe me to be ...
... wrote a tart reply to the governor , saying , " If you think me capable of holding a commission that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it , you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness , and believe me to be ...
Side 64
... of the members , one being his elder brother , wrote him , requesting his presence there , as it would facilitate a plan they had formed to get him the appointment of commander - in - chief of the forces 64 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... of the members , one being his elder brother , wrote him , requesting his presence there , as it would facilitate a plan they had formed to get him the appointment of commander - in - chief of the forces 64 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
Side 65
... wrote that he was always willing to ren- der his country any service he was capable of , but never upon the terms he had done - impairing his fortune , and ruining the " best of constitutions , " and receiving nothing but neglect in ...
... wrote that he was always willing to ren- der his country any service he was capable of , but never upon the terms he had done - impairing his fortune , and ruining the " best of constitutions , " and receiving nothing but neglect in ...
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Side 483 - If in the opinion of the People, the distribution or modification of the Constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation; for though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed. The precedent must always greatly overbalance in permanent evil any partial or transient benefit which the use can at any...
Side 482 - ... the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should...
Side 486 - ... establishing, with powers so disposed, in order to give trade a stable course, to define the rights of our merchants, and to enable the government to support them, conventional rules of intercourse, the best that present circumstances and mutual opinion will permit, but temporary, and liable to be, from time to time, abandoned or varied, as experience and circumstances shall dictate...
Side 484 - In the execution of such a plan, nothing is more essential than that permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular Nations, and passionate attachments for others should be excluded ; and that in place of them just and amicable feelings towards all should be cultivated. The Nation, which indulges towards another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave.
Side 481 - However combinations or associations of the above description may now and then answer popular ends they are likely, in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterward the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.
Side 106 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — and George the Third — ("Treason," cried the Speaker — "treason, treason," echoed from every part of the House.
Side 482 - It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms ; kindles the animosity of one part against another ; foments occasionally riot and insurrection.
Side 481 - Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party, generally.
Side 483 - Promote then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Side 477 - In looking forward to the moment which is intended to terminate the career of my public life, my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment of that debt of gratitude which I owe to my beloved...