 | Thomas Jefferson - 1894 - 534 pages
...state legislatures. I like the organization of the government into Legislative, Judiciary & Executive. I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely approve of the greater house being chosen by the people directly. For tho' I think a house chosen by... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1894 - 516 pages
...state legislatures. I like the organization of the government into Legislative, Judiciary & Executive. I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely approve of the greater house being chosen by the people directly. For tho' I think a house chosen by... | |
 | Paul Carus - 1895 - 730 pages
...that. Jefferson, "the father of American democracy." wrote to Madison (Dec. 2o. 1787): "I like thc power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for...qualified to legislate for the Union, for foreign nations, etc., yet this evil does not weigh against the good, etc." (Jefferson's Works, II, 328.) emphasised... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1900 - 1082 pages
...Legislatures. I like the organization of the government into Legislative, Judiciary and Executive. I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes,...by the people directly. For though I think a House chosen by them will be very illy qualified to legislate for the Union, for foreign nations, &c., yet... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1900 - 498 pages
...CONSTITUTION. — I like the power given to the legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely approve of the greater House being chosen by the people directly. For though I think a House chosen by them will be very illy qualified to legislate for the Union, for foreign nations, etc., yet... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1900 - 1504 pages
...power given the Legislature [in the Federal Constitution] to levy taxes, and for that reason solely approve of the greater House being chosen by the people directly. For though I think a House chosen by them will be very illy qualified to legislate for the Union, for foreign nations. &c., yet... | |
 | Samuel Eagle Forman - 1900 - 494 pages
...of the greater House being chosen by the people directly. For though I think a House chosen by them will be very illy qualified to legislate for the Union, for foreign nations, etc., yet this evil does not weigh against the good of preserving inviolate the fundamental principle... | |
 | United States. Department of State. Bureau of Rolls and Library - 1905 - 854 pages
...state legislatures. I like the organization of the government into Legislative, Judiciary & Executive. I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely approve of the greater house being chosen by the people directly, for tho' I think a house chosen by... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1904 - 534 pages
...state legislatures. I like the organization of the government into Legislative, Judiciary & Executive. I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely approve of the greater house being chosen by the people directly. For tho' I think a house chosen by... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1905 - 1018 pages
...legislatures. I like the organization of the government into legislative, judiciary and executive. I like the power given the legislature to levy taxes,...qualified to legislate for the Union, for foreign nations, etc., yet this evil does not weigh against the good, of preserving inviolate the fundamental principle,... | |
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I like much the general idea of framing a government, which should go on of itself, peaceably, without needing continual recurrence to the State legislatures. I like the organization of the government into legislative, judiciary and executive. I like... 
