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To this jus belong the rule of abstaining from that which belongs to other persons , and , if we have in our possession anything of another's , the restitution of it , or of any gain which we have made from it ; the fulfilling of ...
To this jus belong the rule of abstaining from that which belongs to other persons , and , if we have in our possession anything of another's , the restitution of it , or of any gain which we have made from it ; the fulfilling of ...
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All that was possessed by these people they gave at a very low price , and a great bundle of cotton was exchanged for the point of a needle or other trifle . They are a people , " says the Admiral , " guileless and unwarlike .
All that was possessed by these people they gave at a very low price , and a great bundle of cotton was exchanged for the point of a needle or other trifle . They are a people , " says the Admiral , " guileless and unwarlike .
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He must be correct , for he had the chart drawn by the Admiral himself , in his possession . The Admiral named the extreme east point of Cuba " Alpha et Omega " ; and Las Casas says that in his time it had the native name of " Punta de ...
He must be correct , for he had the chart drawn by the Admiral himself , in his possession . The Admiral named the extreme east point of Cuba " Alpha et Omega " ; and Las Casas says that in his time it had the native name of " Punta de ...
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... generally satisfied with the possession of their rights , neither envying the advantages nor fearing the power of other nations , solicitous only for the maintenance of order and justice and the preservation of liberty , increasing ...
... generally satisfied with the possession of their rights , neither envying the advantages nor fearing the power of other nations , solicitous only for the maintenance of order and justice and the preservation of liberty , increasing ...
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Even as a literary work , it possessed a certain charm of style peculiar to Jefferson , a flavor of Virginia thought and manners , a Jeffersonian ideality calculated to please the ear of later generations forced to task their utmost ...
Even as a literary work , it possessed a certain charm of style peculiar to Jefferson , a flavor of Virginia thought and manners , a Jeffersonian ideality calculated to please the ear of later generations forced to task their utmost ...
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