Manual of Parliamentary Practice, Composed Originally for the Use of the Senate of the United States: With References to the Practice and Rules of the House of Representatives (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Thomas Jefferson

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9780260242624: Manual of Parliamentary Practice, Composed Originally for the Use of the Senate of the United States: With References to the Practice and Rules of the House of Representatives (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Manual of Parliamentary Practice, Composed Originally for the Use of the Senate of the United States<br/><br/>I am aware, that authorities can Often be pro duced in Opposition to the rules which I lay down as Parliamentary. An attention to dates will generally remove their weight. The pro ceedings Of Parliament in ancient times, and for a long while, were crude, multiform, and em barrassing. They have been, however, con stantly advancing towards uniformity and ac curacy; and have now obtained a degree of aptitude to their Object, beyond which little is to be desired or expected....

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