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... liberty and despotism , reason and prejudice . That great battle was fought for no single generation , for no single land . The desti- nies of the human race were staked on the same cast with the freedom of the English people . Then ...
... liberty and despotism , reason and prejudice . That great battle was fought for no single generation , for no single land . The desti- nies of the human race were staked on the same cast with the freedom of the English people . Then ...
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... liberty for having been allied with religion , and has pleaded the cause of tyranny with the dexterity of an advocate , while affecting the impartiality of a judge . The principles of the Revolution have often been grossly ...
... liberty for having been allied with religion , and has pleaded the cause of tyranny with the dexterity of an advocate , while affecting the impartiality of a judge . The principles of the Revolution have often been grossly ...
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... liberty . Has the acquisition been worth the sacrifice ? It is the nature of the Devil of tyranny to tear and rend the body which he leaves . Are the miseries of continued possession less horrible than the struggles of the tre- We ...
... liberty . Has the acquisition been worth the sacrifice ? It is the nature of the Devil of tyranny to tear and rend the body which he leaves . Are the miseries of continued possession less horrible than the struggles of the tre- We ...
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... liberty are wisdom , moderation , and mercy . Its imme- diate effects are often atrocious crimes , con- flicting errors , scepticism on points the most clear , dogmatism on points the most myste- rious . It is just at this crisis that ...
... liberty are wisdom , moderation , and mercy . Its imme- diate effects are often atrocious crimes , con- flicting errors , scepticism on points the most clear , dogmatism on points the most myste- rious . It is just at this crisis that ...
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... liberty , we wish that the thing had not been done , while the people disapproved of it . But , for the sake of public liberty , we should also have wished the people to approve of it when it was done . If any thing more were wanting to ...
... liberty , we wish that the thing had not been done , while the people disapproved of it . But , for the sake of public liberty , we should also have wished the people to approve of it when it was done . If any thing more were wanting to ...
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