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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... grants . At first they were content to build up their rights within the English Constitution and they had no thought of separation from the Mother Country . As late as the end of 1774 the Continental Congress in a petition to the King ...
... grants . At first they were content to build up their rights within the English Constitution and they had no thought of separation from the Mother Country . As late as the end of 1774 the Continental Congress in a petition to the King ...
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... grant funds was preferable to the system of involuntary contribution embodied in the Stamp Act . Grenville replied that in the past when voluntary grants were in vogue the colonies had been unable II WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM ...
... grant funds was preferable to the system of involuntary contribution embodied in the Stamp Act . Grenville replied that in the past when voluntary grants were in vogue the colonies had been unable II WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM ...
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... grants were in vogue the colonies had been unable to agree on the proportion of expense that each should bear , a fact that Franklin could not deny . The conference ended without material change in the proposed bill which was passed by ...
... grants were in vogue the colonies had been unable to agree on the proportion of expense that each should bear , a fact that Franklin could not deny . The conference ended without material change in the proposed bill which was passed by ...
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... grant is of the Commons alone . In the ancient days , the Crown , the barons , and the clergy possessed the lands ... grant , we give and grant what is our own . But in an American tax , what do we do ? ' We , your majesty's Commons for ...
... grant is of the Commons alone . In the ancient days , the Crown , the barons , and the clergy possessed the lands ... grant , we give and grant what is our own . But in an American tax , what do we do ? ' We , your majesty's Commons for ...
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... grant it the necessary succors , for the valor they have signalized in its defense , have all at once so degenerated from their ancient manners as to merit the appellation of seditious , ungrateful , impious rebels ! But if such a 2 ...
... grant it the necessary succors , for the valor they have signalized in its defense , have all at once so degenerated from their ancient manners as to merit the appellation of seditious , ungrateful , impious rebels ! But if such a 2 ...
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