The corruptions of extravagance and the bitter consequences of indebtedness, have produced their own correctives, and public opinion, admonished by the past, has returned to its accustomed and healthful channels, from which it will not be readily diverted.
Alexander reflects on the consequences of financial extravagance and the importance of public opinion in governance.
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Thoughtful men who reverenced the safeguard known to civil judicial proceedings were appalled.
Why should we now make any concessions to them?
The act and the veto amounted to an appeal to the people, and in an instant the country was on fire.
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