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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... England originated in an attempt to regulate American commerce . The Navigation Acts of the British Parlia- ment had required Americans to trade with the Eng- lish only , and consequently to import only goods which paid a duty to the ...
... England originated in an attempt to regulate American commerce . The Navigation Acts of the British Parlia- ment had required Americans to trade with the Eng- lish only , and consequently to import only goods which paid a duty to the ...
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... conclusion of his speech Otis immediately found himself the leader of public thought in New England and the champion of constitutional rights in the colonies . WRITS OF ASSISTANCE JAMES OTIS MAY it please your honors WRITS OF ASSISTANCE.
... conclusion of his speech Otis immediately found himself the leader of public thought in New England and the champion of constitutional rights in the colonies . WRITS OF ASSISTANCE JAMES OTIS MAY it please your honors WRITS OF ASSISTANCE.
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... England his head 3 and another his throne . I have taken more pains in this cause than I ever will take again , although my engaging in this and another popular cause has raised much resent- ment . But I think that I can sincerely ...
... England his head 3 and another his throne . I have taken more pains in this cause than I ever will take again , although my engaging in this and another popular cause has raised much resent- ment . But I think that I can sincerely ...
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... England ! Taxation is no part of the gov- erning or legislative power . The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone . In legislation the three estates of the realm are alike concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers ...
... England ! Taxation is no part of the gov- erning or legislative power . The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone . In legislation the three estates of the realm are alike concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers ...
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... England and her colonies , without being incorporated , the one must necessarily govern . The greater must rule the less . But she must so rule it as not to contradict the funda- mental principles that are common to both . A great deal ...
... England and her colonies , without being incorporated , the one must necessarily govern . The greater must rule the less . But she must so rule it as not to contradict the funda- mental principles that are common to both . A great deal ...
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