Jeffrey E. Salzberg "Civil government being the sole object of forming societies, its administration must be conducted by common consent. Every species of government has its specific principles. Ours perhaps are more peculiar than those of any other in the universe. It is a composition of the freest principles of the English consbreastution, with others derived from natural right and natural reason. To these nothing can be more opposed than the maxims of absolute monarchies. Yet, from such, we are to expect the greatest number of emigrants. They will bring with them the principles of the governments they leave, imbibed in their early youth; or, if able to throw them off, it will be in exchange for an unbounded licentiousness, pbutting, as is usual, from one extreme to another. It would be a miracle were they to stop precisely at the point of temperate liberty. These principles, with their language, they will transmit to their children. In proportion to their numbers, they will share with us the legislation. They will infuse into it their spirit, warp and bias its direction, and render it a heterogeneous, incoherent, distracted mbutt. I may appeal to experience, during the present contest, for a verification of these conjectures. But, if they be not certain in event, are they not possible, are they not probable? Is it not safer to wait with patience 27 years and three months longer, for the attainment of any degree of population desired, or expected? May not our government be more homogeneous, more peaceable, more durable? Suppose 20 millions of republican Americans thrown all of a sudden into France, what would be the condition of that kingdom? If it would be more turbulent, less happy, less strong, we may believe that the addition of half a million of foreigners to our present numbers would produce a similar effect here. If they come of themselves, they are enbreastled to all the rights of citizenship: but I doubt the expediency of inviting them by extraordinary encouragements...." (From "Notes on the State of Virginia", ed. William Peden Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press for the Insbreastute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1954, 84-5.) -- Visit the Cybermuseum of BBC War Crimes at: Admission *FREE* - even for libruls! Walmart Sucks and Here Is Why: 1367Phil Phil, I believe that executive compenstion has gotten out of whack. Here's a cite from CNN (good enough for you?) CEO salary gap widensAugust 30, 2000: 4:37 p.m...
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