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... feeling of the hour . History is made more interesting , and learned more easily in proportion as we can make it personal instead of abstract . The men who act are more engaging than the deeds they accomplish ; stirring speeches make ...
... feeling of the hour . History is made more interesting , and learned more easily in proportion as we can make it personal instead of abstract . The men who act are more engaging than the deeds they accomplish ; stirring speeches make ...
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... feel that tenderness for us that a good king will always feel for his people . Men are not born ministers . Their ambition raises them to authority ; and when possessed of it , one established principle with them seems to be , " never ...
... feel that tenderness for us that a good king will always feel for his people . Men are not born ministers . Their ambition raises them to authority ; and when possessed of it , one established principle with them seems to be , " never ...
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... feel what it is to provoke a fond and forgiving parent - a parent , my lords , whose welfare has ever been my greatest and most pleasing consolation . This declaration may seem unnecessary ; but I will venture to declare , the period is ...
... feel what it is to provoke a fond and forgiving parent - a parent , my lords , whose welfare has ever been my greatest and most pleasing consolation . This declaration may seem unnecessary ; but I will venture to declare , the period is ...
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... feel that this is slavery - that it is legal slavery , will be no compensation either to his feelings or to his understand- ing . If this be the case , ask yourselves this question ; " Will they be content in such a state of slavery ...
... feel that this is slavery - that it is legal slavery , will be no compensation either to his feelings or to his understand- ing . If this be the case , ask yourselves this question ; " Will they be content in such a state of slavery ...
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... feel that tyr- anny , whether ambitioned by an individual part of the legis- lature , or by the bodies which compose it , is equally in- tolerable to British principles . Ex . XXVI . - TRIBUTE TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS . Speech in ...
... feel that tyr- anny , whether ambitioned by an individual part of the legis- lature , or by the bodies which compose it , is equally in- tolerable to British principles . Ex . XXVI . - TRIBUTE TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS . Speech in ...
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Page 171 - UNION, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate! We know what Master laid thy keel, What Workmen wrought thy ribs of steel, Who made each mast, and sail, and rope, What anvils rang, what hammers beat, In what a forge, and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope!
Page iv - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 144 - Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest. But even our commercial policy should hold an equal and impartial hand, neither seeking nor granting exclusive favors or preferences; consulting the natural course of things; diffusing and diversifying by gentle means the streams of commerce, but forcing nothing...
Page 144 - There can be no greater error than to expect or calculate upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
Page 60 - Are we disposed to be of the number of those, who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it.
Page 144 - In offering to you, my countrymen, these counsels of an old and affectienate friend, I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting impression I could wish ; that they will control the usual current of the passions, or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations...
Page 149 - Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?
Page 142 - In contemplating the causes which may disturb our union, it occurs as matter of serious concern that any ground should have been furnished for characterizing parties, by geographical discriminations — Northern and Southern; Atlantic and Western; whence designing men may endeavor to excite a belief that there is a real difference of local interests and views.
Page 85 - ... free and independent states ; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connexion between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved ; and that as free and independent states, .they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.
Page 54 - Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together.