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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... slavery on the one hand , and villainy on the other , as this writ of assistance is . It appears to me the worst instrument of arbitrary power , the most destructive of English liberty and the fundamental principles of law , that was ...
... slavery on the one hand , and villainy on the other , as this writ of assistance is . It appears to me the worst instrument of arbitrary power , the most destructive of English liberty and the fundamental principles of law , that was ...
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... slaves if they had not enjoyed it ! At the same time , this kingdom , as the supreme governing and legislative power , has always bound the colonies by her laws , by her regulations , and restrictions in trade , in navigation , in ...
... slaves if they had not enjoyed it ! At the same time , this kingdom , as the supreme governing and legislative power , has always bound the colonies by her laws , by her regulations , and restrictions in trade , in navigation , in ...
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... slave trade to Africa , and withholds from your subjects in Canada their property stipulated by treaty ; while the ransom for the Manilas is denied by Spain , and its gallant conqueror basely tra- duced into a mean plunderer — a ...
... slave trade to Africa , and withholds from your subjects in Canada their property stipulated by treaty ; while the ransom for the Manilas is denied by Spain , and its gallant conqueror basely tra- duced into a mean plunderer — a ...
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... slaves . Where this is the case in any part of the world , those who are free are by far the most proud and jealous of their freedom . Freedom is to them not only an ... slaves who are not slaves themselves . CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA 43.
... slaves . Where this is the case in any part of the world , those who are free are by far the most proud and jealous of their freedom . Freedom is to them not only an ... slaves who are not slaves themselves . CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA 43.
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... slaves who are not slaves themselves . In such a people , the haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom , fortifies it , and renders it invincible . 43. Permit me , Sir , to add another circumstance in our colo- nies ...
... slaves who are not slaves themselves . In such a people , the haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom , fortifies it , and renders it invincible . 43. Permit me , Sir , to add another circumstance in our colo- nies ...
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