I trust that the proposed Constitution afford a genuine specimen of representative government…

“I trust that the proposed Constitution afford a genuine specimen of representative government…”

I trust that the proposed Constitution afford a genuine specimen of representative government and republican government; and that it will answer, in an eminent degree, all the beneficial purposes of society.

Year: 1788
Context: Speech to the New York Ratifying Convention
Shortlink: http://fq1.us/gf

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Keywords: Constitution, government, representative, republican, society

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