 | Stephen Cullen Carpenter - 1815 - 514 sivua
...put the question with more than ordinary earnestness, who authorized them to speak such language as " WE THE PEoPLE," instead of" WE THE STATES?" — States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great... | |
 | 1827 - 524 sivua
...have the highest veneration for those gentlemen; but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, "We, the People ?" My political curiosity,...We, the States? States are the characteristics, and the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 552 sivua
...have the highest veneration for those gentlemen ; but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people ? My political curiosity,...we, the states ? States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great... | |
 | William Wirt - 1833 - 486 sivua
...have the highest veneration for those gentlemen : but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people ? My political curiosity,...ask, who authorized them to speak the language of, ice, the people, instead of, we, the states ? States are the characteristics, and the soul of a confederation.... | |
 | William Wirt - 1834 - 482 sivua
...have the highest veneration for those gentlemen : but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people ? My political curiosity,...the public welfare, leads me to ask, who authorized then to speak the language of, we, the people, instead of, ice, the. states ? States are the characteristics,... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - 1836 - 686 sivua
...have the highest veneration for those gentlemen ; but, sir, give me leave to demand, What right had they to say, We, the people ? My political curiosity,...We, the states? States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great,... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - 1836 - 692 sivua
...the highest veneration for those gentlemen ; but, sir, give me leave to ^3Fmand,^WHaTliighT~trad ihey to say, We, the people ? My political curiosity, exclusive...solicitude for the public welfare, leads me to ask, Who authoriy.edjjignj tp speak thf langiiggp of, We, the people, instead of, We, the style*?- States are... | |
 | Henry St. George Tucker - 1843 - 256 sivua
...Henry said, " That this is a consolidated government is demonstrably clear." — "The language [is] 'We, the people,' instead of ' We, the states.' States...are the characteristics and soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great consolidated national government... | |
 | William Wirt - 1845 - 314 sivua
...have the highest veneration for those gentlemen: but, sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people ? "My political curiosity,...language of, we, the people, instead of, we, the. statr.t ? States are the characteristics, and the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the... | |
 | William Wirt - 1850 - 314 sivua
...gentlemen : but. sir, give me leave to demand, what right had they to say, we, the people ? "My politteal curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for...language of, we, the people, instead of, we, the states 7 States are the characteristics, and the soul of a confederation. If the states be not the agents... | |
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My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me to ask who authorized them to speak the language of "We, the People," instead of "We, the States"? States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation.... 
