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7353. REPUBLICANS, Aims of.—

Surely
we had in view to obtain the theory and practice
of good government; and how any, who
seemed so ardent in this pursuit, could as
shamelessly have apostatized, and supposed
we meant only to put our government into
other hands, but not other forms, is indeed
wonderful.—
To John Dickinson. Washington ed. iv, 424.
(W. 1801)