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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... Congress when they threatened to overthrow the Union . Beecher's most difficult task at Liverpool was not to control his visible opponents who sought to break up the meeting , but to induce his hearers to forego their own personal ...
... Congress when they threatened to overthrow the Union . Beecher's most difficult task at Liverpool was not to control his visible opponents who sought to break up the meeting , but to induce his hearers to forego their own personal ...
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... end of 1774 the Continental Congress in a petition to the King ex- pressed its desire to conform in all respects to the British Constitution . The colonial troops carried the King's colors 3 JAMES OTIS Writs of Assistance February, 1761.
... end of 1774 the Continental Congress in a petition to the King ex- pressed its desire to conform in all respects to the British Constitution . The colonial troops carried the King's colors 3 JAMES OTIS Writs of Assistance February, 1761.
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... Congress met in Philadelphia and passed resolutions in which trade with England was boycotted . Nevertheless in a very calm and conciliat- ing Petition to the King the Congress once more re- affirmed its loyalty to the Empire and ...
... Congress met in Philadelphia and passed resolutions in which trade with England was boycotted . Nevertheless in a very calm and conciliat- ing Petition to the King the Congress once more re- affirmed its loyalty to the Empire and ...
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... Congress to the King , and you will find " they are ready and willing , as they have ever been , to demonstrate their loyalty by exerting their utmost efforts in granting supplies and raising forces when constitutionally required ...
... Congress to the King , and you will find " they are ready and willing , as they have ever been , to demonstrate their loyalty by exerting their utmost efforts in granting supplies and raising forces when constitutionally required ...
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... Congress were lawyers . But all who read ( and most do read ) endeavor to obtain some smattering in that science . I have been told by an eminent bookseller that in no branch of his business , after tracts of popular devotion , were so ...
... Congress were lawyers . But all who read ( and most do read ) endeavor to obtain some smattering in that science . I have been told by an eminent bookseller that in no branch of his business , after tracts of popular devotion , were so ...
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