Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... possessed , by the people of Great Britain . Resolved , That by two royal charters , granted by King James the First , the colonists aforesaid are declared entitled to all liberties , privileges , and immunities of denizens and natural ...
... possessed , by the people of Great Britain . Resolved , That by two royal charters , granted by King James the First , the colonists aforesaid are declared entitled to all liberties , privileges , and immunities of denizens and natural ...
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... possessed of this right , why should it be exercised with more delicacy in America than it has ever been even in Great Britain itself ? the other hand , they have no such right , sure it is below the dignity as well as justice of the ...
... possessed of this right , why should it be exercised with more delicacy in America than it has ever been even in Great Britain itself ? the other hand , they have no such right , sure it is below the dignity as well as justice of the ...
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... possessing less power , are now able to withstand the power of the Crown - if that House of Commons , which has been ... possessed of any thing that might enable me to elucidate this great subject . I am not free from suspicion : I am ...
... possessing less power , are now able to withstand the power of the Crown - if that House of Commons , which has been ... possessed of any thing that might enable me to elucidate this great subject . I am not free from suspicion : I am ...
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