"As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a precedent," he wrote James Madison, "it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles."

“每一件事的开始都将会建立一个先例，正如当下我们所做的事情”，他在给杰姆斯·麦迪逊的信中写道，“我虔诚地希望，这些先例是建立在正确的原则的基础上的。”

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