 | Henry Adams - United States - 1889 - 474 pages
...best, that the States are independent as to everything within themselves, and united as to everything respecting foreign nations. Let the general government...few plain duties to be performed by a few servants." Immediately after the inauguration the new President explained his future foreign policy to corres1... | |
 | Universities and colleges - 1911 - 666 pages
...to foreign concerns only," he said, "reduced to a very simple organization, and a very inexpensive one ; a few plain duties to be performed by a few servants." Jefferson dreaded an efficient government as an enemy of freedom ; and with him freedom was a religion.... | |
 | Harry Pratt Judson - United States - 1895 - 386 pages
...themselves, and our general government may be reduced to a very simple organization and a very inexpensive one ; a few plain duties to be performed by a few servants." With this conception of the nature of the Union his strict con- theory of constitutional interpretation... | |
 | John Pancoast Gordy - Political parties - 1895 - 526 pages
...themselves, and our general government may be reduced to a very simple organization and a very inexpensive one — a few plain duties to be performed by a few servants." Twenty-one years later, in 1821, he repeated the same idea, although in not quite so unqualified a... | |
 | John Pancoast Gordy - Political parties - 1895 - 526 pages
...themselves, and our general government may be reduced to a very simple organization and a very inexpensive one — a few plain duties to be performed by a few servants." Twenty-one years later, in 1821, he repeated the same idea, although in not quite so unqualified a... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Presidents - 1896 - 544 pages
...to manage for themselves, and our general government may be reduced to a very simple organization, & a very unexpensive one ; a few plain duties to be...by a few servants. But I repeat, that this simple & economical mode of government can never be secured, if the New England States continue to support... | |
 | 1897 - 230 pages
...themselves, and our general government may be reduced to a very simple organization, and a very Inexpensive one, a few plain duties to be performed by a few servants." Jefferson was in favor of fulfilling the constitution In the sense of those who drew It, and as It... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Conduct of life - 1900 - 1082 pages
...themselves, and our General Government may be reduced to a very simple organization, and a very inexpensive one; a few plain duties to be performed by a few servants. — To GIDEON GRANGER, iv. 331. FORD ED., vii, 451. (M.. 1800.) 17Oa CONSTITUTION (The Federal), Value... | |
 | John Pancoast Gordy - Political parties - 1900 - 634 pages
...themselves, and our general government may be reduced to a very simple organization and a very inexpensive one — a few plain duties to be performed by a few servants."* Twenty-one years later, in 1821, he repeated the same idea, although in not quite so unqualified a... | |
 | James Parton - Biography & Autobiography - 1902 - 798 pages
...themselves, and our general government may be reduced to a very simple organization, and a very unexpensrve one ; a few plain duties to be performed by a few servants." This was the basis. He explained himself more in detail to Elbridge Gerry, in January, 1799. He said... | |
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Let the General Government be reduced to foreign concerns only, and let our affairs be disentangled from those of all other nations, except as to commerce, which the merchants will manage the better, the more they are left free to manage for themselves,... 
