Landmarks of Liberty: The Growth of American Political Ideals as Recorded in Speeches from Otis to Hughes, Ed. with Introduction and Notes |
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... British rule resented fiercely any interference with their personal rights . Especially after the French and Indian War the colonists were not only alert to criticize any act of Parliament that promised to imperil the liberty under ...
... British rule resented fiercely any interference with their personal rights . Especially after the French and Indian War the colonists were not only alert to criticize any act of Parliament that promised to imperil the liberty under ...
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... British Constitution . The colonial troops carried the King's colors as their flag until 1777. Indeed it is said that until near the close of the Revolution inde- pendence was advocated only by an aggressive minority . James Otis's ...
... British Constitution . The colonial troops carried the King's colors as their flag until 1777. Indeed it is said that until near the close of the Revolution inde- pendence was advocated only by an aggressive minority . James Otis's ...
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... . To this charge I can give a very sufficient answer . I re- nounced that office , and I argue this cause from the same principle ; and I argue it with the greater pleasure , as it is in favor of British liberty , at the 6 JAMES OTIS.
... . To this charge I can give a very sufficient answer . I re- nounced that office , and I argue this cause from the same principle ; and I argue it with the greater pleasure , as it is in favor of British liberty , at the 6 JAMES OTIS.
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... British liberty , at the time when we hear the greatest monarch upon earth declaring from his throne that he glories in the name of Briton , and that the privileges of his people are dearer to him than the most valuable prerogatives of ...
... British liberty , at the time when we hear the greatest monarch upon earth declaring from his throne that he glories in the name of Briton , and that the privileges of his people are dearer to him than the most valuable prerogatives of ...
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... British liberty , according to Otis , was threatened by the use of writs of assistance . Discuss the principle " A man's house is his castle . " Has it any recognition in modern law ? Was Otis's opposition to writs of assistance based ...
... British liberty , according to Otis , was threatened by the use of writs of assistance . Discuss the principle " A man's house is his castle . " Has it any recognition in modern law ? Was Otis's opposition to writs of assistance based ...
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