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Pierce Butler (Founding Father) (view source)
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==Passing==
==Passing==
He died in Philadelphia, February 15, 1822, and was buried in the family vault at Christ Church.
He died in Philadelphia, February 15, 1822, and was buried in the family vault at Christ Church.
==Quotes==
* I am free to acknowledge that His Powers are full great, and greater than I was disposed to make them. Nor, Entre Nous, do I believe they would have been so great had not many of the members cast their eyes towards General Washington as President; and shaped their Ideas of the Powers to be given to a President, by their opinions of his Virtue. <ref>[[Pierce Butler to Weedon Butler (March 5, 1788)]]</ref>
* The two great evils to be avoided are cabal at home, and influence from abroad. It will be difficult to avoid either if the Election be made by the National Legislature. On the other hand: The Government should not be made so complex and unwieldy as to disgust the States. This would be the case, if the election should be referred to the people. [He] liked best an election by Electors chosen by the Legislatures of the States.<ref>[http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/debates_725.asp Madison Debates - July 25, 1787]</ref>
==See Also==
==See Also==