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... true light , and when viewed , with unjaundiced eyes , from a proper situation , and at a proper distance , stands confessed the lovely offspring of free- dom . It breathes the spirit of its parent . Of this ethereal spirit , the whole ...
... true light , and when viewed , with unjaundiced eyes , from a proper situation , and at a proper distance , stands confessed the lovely offspring of free- dom . It breathes the spirit of its parent . Of this ethereal spirit , the whole ...
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... true intention , and will be made use of for the contrary purpose of endangering the latter , and destroying the former . The naines of the most exalted virtues , on one hand , and of the most atrocious crimes on the other , will be ...
... true intention , and will be made use of for the contrary purpose of endangering the latter , and destroying the former . The naines of the most exalted virtues , on one hand , and of the most atrocious crimes on the other , will be ...
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... true form of loyalty ; in obeying our sovereign according to law : let those , who would require it in any other form , know , that we call the persons who execute his commands , when contrary to law , disloyal and traitors . Are we ...
... true form of loyalty ; in obeying our sovereign according to law : let those , who would require it in any other form , know , that we call the persons who execute his commands , when contrary to law , disloyal and traitors . Are we ...
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... true ( and I flatter myself it appears to be true ) , can any one hesitate to say , that to resist such force is lawful ; and that both the letter and the spirit of the British con- stitution justify such resistance ? Resistance , both ...
... true ( and I flatter myself it appears to be true ) , can any one hesitate to say , that to resist such force is lawful ; and that both the letter and the spirit of the British con- stitution justify such resistance ? Resistance , both ...
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... true American . But suspicions have gone forth - suspicions of my in- tegrity . It has been publicly reported that my professions are not real . Twenty - three years ago was I supposed a traitor to my Country : I was then said to be a ...
... true American . But suspicions have gone forth - suspicions of my in- tegrity . It has been publicly reported that my professions are not real . Twenty - three years ago was I supposed a traitor to my Country : I was then said to be a ...
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Page 15 - Peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Page 196 - By the twenty-filth section of the judiciary act of seventeen hundred and eighty-nine, it is provided, "that a final judgment or decree in any suit in the highest court of law or equity of a state, in which a decision in the suit could be had...
Page 14 - We have petitioned, we have remonstrated, we have supplicated, we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament. Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne.
Page 484 - True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech. It cannot be brought from far. Labor and learning may toil for it; but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled in every way ; but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, .and in the occasion.
Page 21 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the people, nation, or community...
Page 111 - Thou art my father ; and to the worm, Thou art my mother and my sister.
Page 51 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 484 - The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking on the tongue, beaming from the eye, informing every feature, and urging the whole man onward, right onward to his object — this, this is eloquence ; or rather it is something greater and higher than all eloquence, it is action, noble, sublime, godlike action.
Page 297 - When a majority is included in a faction, the form of popular government, on the other hand, enables it to sacrifice to its ruling passion or interest both the public good and the rights of other citizens. To secure the public good and private rights against the danger of such a faction, and at the same time to preserve the spirit and the form of popular government, is then the great object to which our inquiries are directed.
Page 26 - That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.