Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... colonies claim the privileges of British subjects . It has been proved to be inconsistent with those privileges to tax them without their own consent , and it hath been demon- strated that a tax imposed by Parliament is a tax without ...
... colonies claim the privileges of British subjects . It has been proved to be inconsistent with those privileges to tax them without their own consent , and it hath been demon- strated that a tax imposed by Parliament is a tax without ...
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... colonies are not , and from their local circumstances cannot be , represented in the House of Commons in Great Britain . V. That the only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves , and ...
... colonies are not , and from their local circumstances cannot be , represented in the House of Commons in Great Britain . V. That the only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves , and ...
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... colonies ought therefore to be rejected ; and the dependence of the colonies upon her , if it is to be construed into an obligation to conform to the will or law of the superior state , ' ought , in this sense , to be rejected also ...
... colonies ought therefore to be rejected ; and the dependence of the colonies upon her , if it is to be construed into an obligation to conform to the will or law of the superior state , ' ought , in this sense , to be rejected also ...
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Soame Jenynss Objections to the Taxation of our American | 18 |
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