The Works of Thomas Jefferson, Volumen8

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G.P. Putnam's sons, 1904
 

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Página 461 - That the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself...
Página 476 - States (not merely in cases made federal) but in all cases whatsoever, by laws made, not with their consent, but by others against their consent: That this would be to surrender the form of government we have chosen, and to live under one deriving its powers from its own will, and not from our authority...
Página 465 - ... thereby guarding in the same sentence, and under the same words, the freedom of religion, of speech, and of the press, insomuch that whatever violates either throws down the sanctuary which covers the others, and that libels...
Página 473 - ... it would be a dangerous delusion were a confidence in the men of our choice to silence our fears for the safety of our rights : that confidence is everywhere the parent of despotism : free government is founded in jealousy and not in confidence ; it is jealousy and not confidence which prescribes limited Constitutions to bind down those whom we are obliged to trust with power...
Página 467 - An act concerning aliens," is contrary to the Constitution, one amendment to which has provided, that " no person shall be deprived of liberty without due process of law...
Página 191 - I hope also that the recent results of the English will at length awaken in our Executive that sense of public honor and spirit, which they have not lost sight of in their proceedings with other nations, and will establish the eternal truth that acquiescence under insult is not the way to escape war.
Página 230 - On the precedent now to be set will depend the future construction of our constitution, and whether the powers of legislation shall be transferred from the President, Senate, and House of Representatives, to the President and Senate, and Piamingo, or any other Indian, Algerine, or other chief.
Página 463 - the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people " ; and that no power over the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, or freedom of the press being delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the States, all lawful powers respecting the same did of right remain and were reserved to the States or to the people...
Página 240 - It would give you a fever, were I to name to you the apostates who have gone over to these heresies, men who were Samsons in the field and Solomons in the council, but who have had their heads shorn by the harlot England.
Página 475 - In questions of power then let no more be heard" of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief, by the chains of the Constitution.

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