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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... things , as well as the points of learning that are more remote and unusual ; that the whole tendency of my de- sign may the more easily be perceived , the conclusions better descend , and the force of them be better felt . 2 I shall ...
... things , as well as the points of learning that are more remote and unusual ; that the whole tendency of my de- sign may the more easily be perceived , the conclusions better descend , and the force of them be better felt . 2 I shall ...
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... thing except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent . Since the accession of King William , many ministers , some of great , others of more moderate abilities , have taken the lead of government . None of ...
... thing except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent . Since the accession of King William , many ministers , some of great , others of more moderate abilities , have taken the lead of government . None of ...
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... things with pru- dence and temper ; they have been wronged ; they have been driven to madness by injustice . Will you punish them for the madness you have occasioned ? Rather let prudence and temper come first from this side . I will ...
... things with pru- dence and temper ; they have been wronged ; they have been driven to madness by injustice . Will you punish them for the madness you have occasioned ? Rather let prudence and temper come first from this side . I will ...
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... things stood at the beginning of the session . About that time 2 a worthy member of great parlia- mentary experience , who in the year 1766 filled the chair of the American Committee with much ability , took me aside and , lamenting the ...
... things stood at the beginning of the session . About that time 2 a worthy member of great parlia- mentary experience , who in the year 1766 filled the chair of the American Committee with much ability , took me aside and , lamenting the ...
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... things were hastening toward an incurable alienation of our colonies , I confess my caution gave way . I felt this as one of those few moments in which decorum yields to a higher duty . Public calamity is a mighty leveler , and there ...
... things were hastening toward an incurable alienation of our colonies , I confess my caution gave way . I felt this as one of those few moments in which decorum yields to a higher duty . Public calamity is a mighty leveler , and there ...
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