If ever there was a period for rejoicing this is the moment--every heart, in unison with the freedom and happiness of the people ought to beat high with exultation, that the name of Washington from this day ceases to give a currency to political iniquity, and to legalize corruption....
Beveridge expresses a moment of triumph regarding the political legacy of George Washington.
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The first duties of a good citizen--Reverence for the Laws and Respect for the Magistracy.
Our children see this and learn to imitate it....
On this, the only vital and enduring question involved, Marshall's views were clear and unshakable.
In the development of John Marshall as well as of his great ultimate antagonist, Thomas Jefferson, during the formative decade which we are now to consider, the influence of the French Revolution must never be forgotten.
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