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" The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. But the constitution which at any time exists till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people is sacredly obligatory... "
Journal of the Constitutional Convention, of the State of Illinois: Convened ... - Page 452
by Illinois. Constitutional Convention - 1870 - 1022 pages
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The Lost World of Classical Legal Thought: Law and Ideology in America, 1886 ...

William M. Wiecek - Law - 1998 - 296 pages
...to make and alter their constitutions of government. But the constitution which at any time exists till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the...every individual to obey the established government. 28 Together, the radical and conservative traditions have coexisted as a polarity of American constitutionalism....
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Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States

George Washington - 1998 - 40 pages
...and to alter their constitutions of government. But the Constitution which at any time exists, until changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole...every individual to obey the established government. [13] All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations under whatever...
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Sentimental Bodies: Sex, Gender, and Citizenship in the Early Republic

Bruce Burgett - Literary Criticism - 1998 - 222 pages
...adds, "the Constitution which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of tlie whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all. The...every individual to obey the established government' (8), This theoretical sleight of hand promises to heal the split in the national subject It weds the...
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Storm Over the Constitution

Harry V. Jaffa - Biography & Autobiography - 1999 - 212 pages
...make and to alter their constitutions of government. But the constitution which at any time exists till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the...the duty of every individual to obey the established government.28 Washington made no reference to the Declaration of Independence. Thus, on reading the...
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An Exposition of the Constitution of the United States

Henry Flanders - Constitutional law - 1999 - 314 pages
...make and to alter their constitutions of government : but the Constitution which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the...•people to establish government, presupposes the duty of APPENDIX. . All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under...
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I Must Speak Out: The Best of The Voluntaryist 1982-1999

Carl Watner - Anarchism - 1999 - 504 pages
...political obligation is answered. George Washington pointed out that, "The very idea of the right and power of the people to establish government presupposes...every individual to obey the established government." By involving the whole community, or as many people as possible, democracy garners support for the...
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The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot

George Washington - Biography & Autobiography - 1999 - 142 pages
...to make and alter their constitutions of government. But the constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all. Farewell Address, Philadelphia, September 19, 1796 Valley Forge No history now extant can furnish an...
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The Lost Art of the Great Speech: How to Write It, how to Deliver it

Richard Dowis - Business & Economics - 2000 - 292 pages
...make and to alter the constitutions of government. But the constitution which at any time exists until changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people is sacredly obligatory upon all. . . . withstand tlre enterprises of faction, to confine each member of society within tne limits prescribed...
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The American Reader: Words That Moved a Nation

Diane Ravitch - Reference - 2000 - 662 pages
...make and to alter their constitutions of government. But the constitution which at any time exists till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the...every individual to obey the established government. . . . Toward the preservation of your government and the permanency of your present happy state, it...
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Presidential Documents: The Speeches, Proclamations, and Policies that Have ...

Jim F. Watts, Fred L. Israel - Biography & Autobiography - 2000 - 416 pages
...government. But the constitution which at any time exists till changed by an explicit and authenticact of the whole people is sacredly obligatory upon all....every individual to obey the established government. . . . However combinations or associations of the above description may now and then answer popular...
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