Vermont Quotes
There was a political maxim—"As Maine goes, so goes the nation"—which originated from the fact that Maine presidential elections used to be held several weeks in advance of national elections. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Republicans won most of the presidential elections; thus the rest of the nation usually "agreed" with the Maine voters. However, in 1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt swamped Alf Landon by winning every state except Maine and Vermont. FDR's campaign manager then quipped:
In the first article of its first Constitution Vermont banned slavery and indentured servitude. Delaware had previously done it. See {621427}
The right to form a new state in vacant and purchased land was quite remarkable. This right never made it into the U. S. Constitution.
This was written over a decade before the Second Amendment became a part of the U. S. Constitution.
