Teachings of Patriots and Statesmen: Or, The "Founders of the Republic" on Slavery |
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... danger seems to have impressed them with the necessity of a union for the common defense . On the 11th of June , 1776 , some three weeks prior to the adoption of the Decla- ration , a committee of one from each colony was raised for the ...
... danger seems to have impressed them with the necessity of a union for the common defense . On the 11th of June , 1776 , some three weeks prior to the adoption of the Decla- ration , a committee of one from each colony was raised for the ...
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... danger from the greater . Speak in honest language , and say , the minority will be in danger from the majority . And is there an assembly on earth where this danger may not be equally pretended ? The truth is , that our proceed- ings ...
... danger from the greater . Speak in honest language , and say , the minority will be in danger from the majority . And is there an assembly on earth where this danger may not be equally pretended ? The truth is , that our proceed- ings ...
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... danger is so immi- nent as not to admit of a delay , till the United States in Congress assembled can be consulted : nor shall any State grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war , nor letters of marque or reprisal , except it be ...
... danger is so immi- nent as not to admit of a delay , till the United States in Congress assembled can be consulted : nor shall any State grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war , nor letters of marque or reprisal , except it be ...
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... danger and interna ! contention ; and that the perpetuity and efficacy of the present system cannot be confided in . The question , there fore , is in what mode and at what moment , the experiment for supplying the defects ought to be ...
... danger and interna ! contention ; and that the perpetuity and efficacy of the present system cannot be confided in . The question , there fore , is in what mode and at what moment , the experiment for supplying the defects ought to be ...
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... dangers which threaten our ex- istence as a free people . " MASSACHUSETTS . - Francis Dana , Elbridge Gerry , Na- thaniel Gorham , Rufus King , and Caleb Strong were chosen by the General Court , April 9 , 1787 , 50 THE FEDERAL CONVENTION .
... dangers which threaten our ex- istence as a free people . " MASSACHUSETTS . - Francis Dana , Elbridge Gerry , Na- thaniel Gorham , Rufus King , and Caleb Strong were chosen by the General Court , April 9 , 1787 , 50 THE FEDERAL CONVENTION .
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