State Of The Union Addresses - Couverture souple

Washington, George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1419148974 ISBN 13 : 9781419148972

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

""State of the Union Addresses"" is a collection of speeches delivered by the first President of the United States, George Washington, to the United States Congress between 1790 and 1796. These annual addresses were given to update Congress and the American people on the state of the country, including its progress, challenges, and future goals. In these speeches, Washington discussed a wide range of topics, including foreign relations, domestic policy, economic development, and military affairs. This book provides an invaluable insight into the early years of the United States and the leadership of its first President. It is a must-read for anyone interested in American history and politics.On this call, momentous in the extreme, I sought and weighted what might best subdue the crisis. On the one hand the judiciary was pronounced to be stripped of its capacity to enforce the laws; crimes which reached the very existence of social order were perpetrated without control; the friends of Government were insulted, abused, and overawed into silence or an apparent acquiescence; and to yield to the treasonable fury of so small a portion of the United States would be to violate the fundamental principle of our Constitution, which enjoins that the will of the majority shall prevail. On the other, to array citizen against citizen, to publish the dishonor of such excesses, to encounter the expense and other embarrassments of so distant an expedition, were steps too delicate, too closely interwoven with many affecting considerations, to be lightly adopted.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1419148974
• ISBN 13: 9781419148972
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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