On the record
If talents and worth are of consideration, surely they should be at the command of the public.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Daggett asserts that if talent and worth are valued, they should be accessible to the public.
Share
More from David Daggett
These calumnies were kept in circulation by their authors till impudence itself was abashed, and the object in view obtained--not a tittle of proof was ever adduced, and investigation always shewed that the charges were not only false, but…
The leaders in this Convention knew full well that there is intelligence enough in Connecticut to meet them on any complaint, and to shew that it is groundless.
Now, as a means to effect a revolution, for the first time, have a few designing men endeavored to excite alarm-- they have indeed excited alarm--sober men of their own party are alarmed--honest men, who are not misguided, see the whole…
Be not deceived my fellow citizens--no nation hath yet made such an experiment without feeling its bitter and dreadful effects.
Other voices in this conversation
