Jefferson's Letters: Selections from the Private and Political Correspondence, Telling the Story of American Independence and the Founding of the American GovernmentHale, 1939 - 374 Seiten |
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... Congress , and , during its sessions , to appoint a committee to receive and despatch all executive busi- ness , so that Congress itself should meddle only with what should be legis- lative . But I question if any Congress ( much less ...
... Congress , and , during its sessions , to appoint a committee to receive and despatch all executive busi- ness , so that Congress itself should meddle only with what should be legis- lative . But I question if any Congress ( much less ...
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... Congress , which has always shown that it would wait , as it ought to do , to the last extremities , before it would execute any of its powers which are disagree- able . I think it very material , to separate , in the hands of Congress ...
... Congress , which has always shown that it would wait , as it ought to do , to the last extremities , before it would execute any of its powers which are disagree- able . I think it very material , to separate , in the hands of Congress ...
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... Congress , because the season was close at hand for opening the campaign . But he has made it a condition , that he shall be free at all times to return to the orders of Congress , whenever they shall please to call for him ; and also ...
... Congress , because the season was close at hand for opening the campaign . But he has made it a condition , that he shall be free at all times to return to the orders of Congress , whenever they shall please to call for him ; and also ...
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