Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... things att the same rate . And we beg leave further to informe your honours that sutes att law are very numerous and the atturneys in our oppinion very extravigent and oppressive in their demands . And when we compute the taxes laid ...
... things att the same rate . And we beg leave further to informe your honours that sutes att law are very numerous and the atturneys in our oppinion very extravigent and oppressive in their demands . And when we compute the taxes laid ...
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... things are too true . I am happy to find that the honorable gentleman on the other side declares they are groundless . But , sir , suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is the preservation of the public good , and as long as it ...
... things are too true . I am happy to find that the honorable gentleman on the other side declares they are groundless . But , sir , suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is the preservation of the public good , and as long as it ...
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... things which human nature never was , nor ever will be , capable of . . . . Shall we imitate the example of those nations who have gone from a simple to a splendid government ? Are those nations more worthy of our imitation ? What can ...
... things which human nature never was , nor ever will be , capable of . . . . Shall we imitate the example of those nations who have gone from a simple to a splendid government ? Are those nations more worthy of our imitation ? What can ...
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