Proceedings in the Senate and House of Representatives Upon the Reception and Acceptance from the State of Maryland of the Statues of Charles Carroll of Carrollton and of John Hanson: Erected in Statuary Hall of the Capitol |
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American public life in that time of trial and danger was adorned by many striking
figures . Washington , Franklin , Hamilton , Jefferson , and Marshall of that
generation belong to the history of the world . Many of their associates will forever
live ...
American public life in that time of trial and danger was adorned by many striking
figures . Washington , Franklin , Hamilton , Jefferson , and Marshall of that
generation belong to the history of the world . Many of their associates will forever
live ...
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Long before his fellows , CARROLI , had advocated independence , and in
advance of his associates he advocated a Federal Union . He had declined
election to the Congress of the Confederation because he foresaw its
powerlessness .
Long before his fellows , CARROLI , had advocated independence , and in
advance of his associates he advocated a Federal Union . He had declined
election to the Congress of the Confederation because he foresaw its
powerlessness .
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Eleven were self - taught , but they were by no means the least learned of their
associates . Roger Sherman , who began life as a shoemaker , was a man of
such transcendent ability that he was regarded in the Convention as its ablest
lawyer ...
Eleven were self - taught , but they were by no means the least learned of their
associates . Roger Sherman , who began life as a shoemaker , was a man of
such transcendent ability that he was regarded in the Convention as its ablest
lawyer ...
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Secure in the confidence of his own rectitude , he did not fear to stand alone , but
always , whether in reports or debate , gave reasons for his positions that
inspired the confidence of his associates in his integrity and intelligence .
Devoted to ...
Secure in the confidence of his own rectitude , he did not fear to stand alone , but
always , whether in reports or debate , gave reasons for his positions that
inspired the confidence of his associates in his integrity and intelligence .
Devoted to ...
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... he , and they , and all their associates will stand as silent and continual
monuments to the immortal truth they labored and fought to establish , that the
collective will of individual freemen is the truth and only source of the power and
authority ...
... he , and they , and all their associates will stand as silent and continual
monuments to the immortal truth they labored and fought to establish , that the
collective will of individual freemen is the truth and only source of the power and
authority ...
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| Заглавие | Proceedings in the Senate and House of Representatives Upon the Reception and Acceptance from the State of Maryland of the Statues of Charles Carroll of Carrollton and of John Hanson: Erected in Statuary Hall of the Capitol |
| Автор | United States. 57th Congress, 2d session |
| Издател | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903 |
| Оригиналът е от | Мичиганският университет |
| Цифровизирана на | 16 февр. 2008 |
| Брой страници | 111 страници |
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