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... Independence of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , Perkins and Marvin of the said district , have deposited in this office the title of a book , the right whereof they claim as Proprietors , in the words following , to wit : 66 Speeches and ...
... Independence of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , Perkins and Marvin of the said district , have deposited in this office the title of a book , the right whereof they claim as Proprietors , in the words following , to wit : 66 Speeches and ...
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... independence of their Athenian origin . Many of these establishments took place at an early age ; and if there were defects in the governments of the parent states , the colonists did not possess philosophy or experience sufficient to ...
... independence of their Athenian origin . Many of these establishments took place at an early age ; and if there were defects in the governments of the parent states , the colonists did not possess philosophy or experience sufficient to ...
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... independence of the parent country is likely to arise ; unless indeed it should spring up in a form , that would threaten uni- versal desolation . The inhabitants have no strong attachment to the place which they inhabit . The hope of a ...
... independence of the parent country is likely to arise ; unless indeed it should spring up in a form , that would threaten uni- versal desolation . The inhabitants have no strong attachment to the place which they inhabit . The hope of a ...
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... independence . Still it is true , that for a century , causes had been in operation tending to prepare things for this great result . In the year 1660 the English act of Navigation was pass- ed ; the first and grand object of which ...
... independence . Still it is true , that for a century , causes had been in operation tending to prepare things for this great result . In the year 1660 the English act of Navigation was pass- ed ; the first and grand object of which ...
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... independence and positive sovereignty . " Perhaps this may be stated somewhat too strongly ; but it cannot be denied , that from the very nature of the establishments here , and from the general character of the measures respecting ...
... independence and positive sovereignty . " Perhaps this may be stated somewhat too strongly ; but it cannot be denied , that from the very nature of the establishments here , and from the general character of the measures respecting ...
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Page 80 - ... Resolved, That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Page 84 - The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking on the tongue, beaming from the eye, informing every feature, and urging the whole man onward, right onward to his object, — this, this is eloquence; or rather, it is something greater and higher than all eloquence, — it is action, noble, sublime, godlike action.
Page 87 - Sir, before God, I believe the hour is come. My judgment approves this measure, and my whole heart is in it. All that I have, and all that I am, and all that I hope, in this life, I am now ready here to stake upon it; and I leave off as I began, that live or die, survive or perish, I am for the Declaration. It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, Independence now, and Independence forever.
Page 425 - I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood ! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the republic, now known and honored throughout the earth, still full high advanced, its arms and trophies streaming in their original lustre, not a stripe erased or polluted, nor a single star obscured, bearing...
Page 425 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time, the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious union ; on states dissevered, discordant, belligerent ; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood...
Page 452 - It must be confessed, it will be confessed ; there is no refuge from confession but suicide, and suicide is confession.
Page 452 - Ah, gentlemen ! that was a dreadful mistake. Such a secret can be safe nowhere. The whole creation of God has neither nook nor corner where the guilty can bestow it, and say it is safe.
Page 59 - We wish that this column, rising towards heaven among the pointed spires of so many temples dedicated to God, may contribute also to produce, in all minds, a pious feeling of dependence and gratitude. We wish, finally, that the last object...
Page 425 - I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind.
Page 85 - Divinity which shapes our ends. The injustice of England has driven us to arms ; and, blinded to her own interest for our good, she has obstinately persisted, till independence is now within our grasp. We have but to reach forth to it, and it is ours. Why, then, should we defer the Declaration ? Is any man so weak as now to hope for a reconciliation with England, which shall leave either safety to the country and its liberties, or safety to his own life and his own honor?