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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... whole range of argument1 that may , perhaps , appear uncommon in many 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 ...
... whole range of argument1 that may , perhaps , appear uncommon in many 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 ...
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... whole house of Bourbon is united against you ; while France disturbs your fisheries in New- foundland , embarrasses your slave trade to Africa , and withholds from your subjects in Canada their property stipulated by treaty ; while the ...
... whole house of Bourbon is united against you ; while France disturbs your fisheries in New- foundland , embarrasses your slave trade to Africa , and withholds from your subjects in Canada their property stipulated by treaty ; while the ...
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... the province will be lost to you . You will hold Boston as you hold Gibraltar , in the midst of a country which will not be yours ; the whole Ameri- can continent will remain in the power of your enemies WAR WITH AMERICA 23.
... the province will be lost to you . You will hold Boston as you hold Gibraltar , in the midst of a country which will not be yours ; the whole Ameri- can continent will remain in the power of your enemies WAR WITH AMERICA 23.
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... whole of it to- gether ; and to review the subject with an unusual degree of care and calmness . 2. Surely it is an awful subject , or there is none so on this side of the grave . When I first had the honor of a seat in this House , the ...
... whole of it to- gether ; and to review the subject with an unusual degree of care and calmness . 2. Surely it is an awful subject , or there is none so on this side of the grave . When I first had the honor of a seat in this House , the ...
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... whole . This , Sir , is , I believe , about the true number . There is no occasion to exaggerate where plain truth is of so much weight and importance . But whether I put the present numbers too high or too low , is a matter of little ...
... whole . This , Sir , is , I believe , about the true number . There is no occasion to exaggerate where plain truth is of so much weight and importance . But whether I put the present numbers too high or too low , is a matter of little ...
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