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" I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years. For learning has brought disobedience and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government.... "
Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States: Illustrated - Page 371
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The Works of the Honourable James Wilson, L. L. D.: Late One of ..., Volume 2

James Wilson - Law - 1804 - 514 pages
...governour, we find the following one, too extraordinary to be passed without particular notice. *' I thank God, there are no free schools, nor printing; and, I hope, we shall not have, these hundred years. For learning has brought disobedience, and heresy, and sects into the world ; and printing...
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The Statutes at Large: Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, from ...

Virginia, William Waller Hening - Law - 1810 - 616 pages
...worst sent or, since the persicutioo in Cromwell s tiranny drove di- over. vcrs worthy men hither. But, I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not ^°frfe "kotlt t. u I jici • iuu "or Printing :have these hundred years; tor learning has brought...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 9

David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1810 - 446 pages
...since the persecution in Cromwell's tiranny drove divers worthy men hither. But, I thank God, the re are no free schools, nor printing, and I hope we shall not have, these hundred years ; for learning has brought disobedience and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing...
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A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With ...

John Wilson Campbell - Virginia - 1813 - 322 pages
...that we can boast of since the persecution in Cromwell's tyranny drove divers worthy men hither. Yet I thank God there are no free schools, nor printing; and I hope we shall not have these hundred years. For learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects Y2 into the world, and printing...
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Miscellanies Selected from the Public Journals, Volume 1

American literature - 1822 - 272 pages
...Virginia, to certain questions relating to that colony, propounded from abroad in 1670. " I thank God thert are no free schools, nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years : for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world, and printing...
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The history of New England from 1630 to 1649. With notes by J. Savage, Volume 2

John Winthrop - 1826 - 452 pages
...years hefore, when he was quite a young man. Herkeley's letter to England, in 1671, in which he says, "I thank God, there are no free schools, nor printing ; and I hope we shall not have these hundred years," has heen often subject of remark. No man in the world can differ from his reasons,...
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The History of New England from 1630 to 1649, Volume 2

John Winthrop - Massachusetts - 1826 - 440 pages
...before, when he was quite a young man. . Berkeley's letter to England, in 1671, in which he says, "1 thank God, there are no free schools, nor printing ; and I hope we shall not have these hundred years," has been often subject of remark. No man in the world can differ from hia reasons,...
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Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 1

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Bibliography - 1826 - 452 pages
...acted upon, in a neighbouring .province. "I thank God," said the Governor of Virginia, " We have not free schools nor printing ; and I hope we shall not have these hundred years. For learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world ; and printing...
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The Register of Pennsylvania: Devoted to the Preservation of Facts ..., Volume 9

Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1832 - 446 pages
...twenty-third report upon Virginia, sixtyfour years after the settlement of that province, "we have no free schools, nor printing; and I hope we shall not have these hundred years. For learning has brought disobedience, and heresy, and sects into the world; and printing...
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The Friend, Volume 1

Robert Smith - Society of Friends - 1829 - 432 pages
...time acted upon in a neighbouring province. "I thank God," said the governor of Virginia, "we have not free schools nor printing; and I hope we shall not have these hundred years. For learnng has brought disobedience, and heresy, ind sects into the world; and printing...
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