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" We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy, as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors. "
Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J ... - Page 298
by Thomas Jefferson - 1829
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The Balanced-budget Amendment: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - Business & Economics - 1996 - 242 pages
...circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when...ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors." (The Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC) Quotes from the Framers and others on the evils of public...
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Constitutional Democracy

Dennis C. Mueller - Political Science - 1996 - 395 pages
...circumstances, institutions must advance also, and keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy, as civilized society to remain under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors. THOMAS JEFFERSON Contents I The Problems 1 Democracy...
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The C-span Revolution

Stephen E. Frantzich - Performing Arts - 1996 - 450 pages
...pace with the times. We might just as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him as a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors. Thomas Jefferson, Writings Those who say they give the public what it wants begin by underestimating...
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H.R. 1863, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Hearing Before ..., Volume 4

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Government Programs - Business & Economics - 1996 - 314 pages
...with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat that fitted him when a boy a civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors." The need for this type of legislation is clear. Therefore, I urge you to enact this important legislation....
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Public Access to Government Information in the 21st Century: Hearings Before ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration - Political Science - 1996 - 550 pages
...with the times. We might a* well require a man to wear (till the coat which fitted him when a boy, a* civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors." Such a view might be attributed to many Members of Congress during two centuries of legislating Federal...
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Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Programs: Hearings Before ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research - Technology & Engineering - 1997 - 506 pages
...circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when...under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors." It is paramount that all Federal research, extension and education funds be administered in a system that...
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Public Budgeting and Finance, Fourth Edition,

Robert T. Golembiewski - Political Science - 1997 - 1032 pages
...circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when...ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors." REFERENCES 1. CW Gamer, Accounting and Budgeting in Public and Nonprofit Organizations: A Manager's...
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Public Access to Government Information in the 21st Century: Hearings Before ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration - Political Science - 1997 - 560 pages
...USC 4101-4104. CRS-17 and keep pace with the times. We might as well require • man to wear (till the coat which fitted him when a boy, as civilized...ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors." Such a view might be attributed to many Members of Congress during two centuries of legislating Federal...
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John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism

Alan Ryan - History - 1995 - 426 pages
...institutions must change also and keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear the coat which fitted him when a boy, as civilized society to remain ever under the regime of their barbarous ancestors."74 That had obvious implications: It suggested that superstitious...
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Limiting Terms of Office for Members of the U.S. House of Representatives ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution - Government publications - 1997 - 72 pages
...As Thomas Jefferson said to those who object to amending the Constitution, "We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy." The vast majority of Americans today want to amend their constitution. They want congressional term...
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