 These were suggestions which human selfishness could not withstand, and which even speculative men, who looked forward to remote consequences, could not, without hesitation, combat. Each State, yielding to the persuasive voice of immediate interest or...  Political Science Quarterly - Page 1021919Full view - About this book
 | 1802 - 344 pages
...speculative speculative men, who looked forward to remote consequences, could not without hesitation combat. Each state, yielding to the persuasive voice of immediate...upon our heads, and to crush us beneath its ruins. PUBLIUS. NUMBER XVI. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED, IN RELATION TO THE SAME PRINCIPLES. THE tendency of... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1817 - 570 pages
...even speculative men, who looked forward to remote consequences, could not without hesitation combat. Each state, yielding to the persuasive voice of immediate...upon our heads, and to crush us beneath its ruins. PUBLIUS. NUMBER XVI. BT MB. HAMILTON. The same subject continued, in relation to the same Principles.... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - 1818 - 882 pages
...even speculative men, who looked forward to remote consequences, could not without hesitation combat. Each state, yielding to the persuasive voice of immediate...upon our heads, and to crush us beneath its ruins. PUBL1US. No. XVI. BY ALEXANDER HAMILTON. Tbe same Subject continued, in relation to the same Principles.... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - 1826 - 736 pages
...even speculative men, who looked forward to remote consequences, could not without hesitation combat. Each state, yielding to the persuasive voice of immediate...seems ready to fall upon our heads, and to crush us b&neath its ruins. PUBLIUS. No. XVI. BY ALEXANDER HAMILTON. The same subject continued, in relation... | |
 | James Kent - 1832 - 590 pages
...successively withdrew its support from the confederation, till the frail and tottering edifice was ready to fall upon our heads, and to crush us beneath its ruins." Most of the federal constitutions in the world have degenerated or perished in the same way, and by... | |
 | Francis Fellowes - 1835 - 214 pages
...successively withdrew its support from the confederation, till the frail and tottering edifice was ready to fall upon our heads, and to crush us beneath its ruins." America which had maintained herself with so much glory in the eyes of the world, was now in danger... | |
 | Leonard Woods, Charles D. Pigeon - 1836 - 676 pages
...successively withdrew its support from the Confederation, " till the frail aad tottering edifice was ready to fall upon our heads, and to crush us beneath its ruins." Such were the circumstances of trial and suffering, in remedy of which, our present constitution was... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1837 - 516 pages
...even speculative men, who looked forward to remote consequences, could not without hesitation combat. Each state, yielding to the persuasive voice of immediate...upon our heads, and to crush us beneath its ruins. PUBLIUS. No. XVI. BY ALEXANDER HAMILTON. The same subject continued, in relation to the same Principles.... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - 1839 - 934 pages
...successively withdrew its support from the confederation, till the frail and tottering edifice was ready to fall upon our heads, and to crush us beneath its ruins.' The first effort to relieve the country from the miseries and dangers of the confederation originated... | |
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