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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... favor , however , his successor , Jeremy Gridley , presented an argument to a court who sat under Gov- ernor Hutchinson in the council chamber of the old Town House , Boston . About the massive table were ranged the five judges , clad ...
... favor , however , his successor , Jeremy Gridley , presented an argument to a court who sat under Gov- ernor Hutchinson in the council chamber of the old Town House , Boston . About the massive table were ranged the five judges , clad ...
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... 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.
... 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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... favor 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 ...
... favor 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 ...
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... favor by which we are put once more in possession of our deliberative capacity , upon a business so very questionable in its nature , so very uncertain in its issue 26 EDMUND BURKE EDMUND BURKE Conciliation with America.
... favor by which we are put once more in possession of our deliberative capacity , upon a business so very questionable in its nature , so very uncertain in its issue 26 EDMUND BURKE EDMUND BURKE Conciliation with America.
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... favor of prudent · management than of force - considering force not as an odious , but a feeble instrument for preserving a people so numerous , so active , so growing , so spirited as this , in a profitable and subordinate connection ...
... favor of prudent · management than of force - considering force not as an odious , but a feeble instrument for preserving a people so numerous , so active , so growing , so spirited as this , in a profitable and subordinate connection ...
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