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The prudent inquiry, in all cases, ought surely to be, not so much FROM WHOM the advice comes, as whether the advice be GOOD. THE PRUDENT INQUIRY IN ALL CASES OUGHT SURELY TO BE NOT SO MUCH FROM WHOM THE ADVICE COMES AS WHETHER THE ADVICE BE GOOD
ter of this assembly? Or if there be a man whose propensity to condemn is susceptible of no control, let me then ask what sentence he has in reserve for the twelve States who USURPED THE POWER of sending deputies to the convention, a body utterly unknown to their constitutions; for Congress, who recommended the appointment of this body, equally unknown to the Confederation; and for the State of New York, in particular, which first urged and then complied with this unauthorized interposition? But that the objectors may be disarmed of every pretext, it shall be granted for a moment that the convention were neither authorized by their commission, nor justified by circumstances in proposing a Constitution for their country: does it follow that the Constitution ought, for that reason alone, to be rejected? If, according to the noble precept, it be lawful to accept good advice even from an enemy, shall we set the ignoble example of refusing such advice even when it is offered by our friends? E CONDUCT AND CHARACTER OF THIS ASSEMBLY OR IF THERE BE A MAN WHOSE PROPENSITY TO CONDEMN IS SUSCEPTIBLE OF NO CONTROL LET ME THEN ASK WHAT SENTENCE HE HAS IN RESERVE FOR THE TWELVE STATES WHO USURPED THE POWER OF SENDING DEPUTIES TO THE CONVENTION A BODY UTTERLY UNKNOWN TO THEIR CONSTITUTIONS FOR CONGRESS WHO RECOMMENDED THE APPOINTMENT OF THIS BODY EQUALLY UNKNOWN TO THE CONFEDERATION AND FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN PARTICULAR WHICH FIRST URGED AND THEN COMPLIED WITH THIS UNAUTHORIZED INTERPOSITION BUT THAT THE OBJECTORS MAY BE DISARMED OF EVERY PRETEXT IT SHALL BE GRANTED FOR A MOMENT THAT THE CONVENTION WERE NEITHER AUTHORIZED BY THEIR COMMISSION NOR JUSTIFIED BY CIRCUMSTANCES IN PROPOSING A CONSTITUTION FOR THEIR COUNTRY DOES IT FOLLOW THAT THE CONSTITUTION OUGHT FOR THAT REASON ALONE TO BE REJECTED IF ACCORDING TO THE NOBLE PRECEPT IT BE LAWFUL TO ACCEPT GOOD ADVICE EVEN FROM AN ENEMY SHALL WE SET THE IGNOBLE EXAMPLE OF REFUSING SUCH ADVICE EVEN WHEN IT IS OFFERED BY OUR FRIENDS
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