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" And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God... "
Democratic Speeches on Kansas: Pamphlet Vol.] - Page 15
1856
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The Guardian Genius of the Federal Union: Or, Patriotic Admonitions on the ...

Thomas Branagan, Julius Rubens Ames - Charity - 1839 - 404 pages
...climate, no man will labour for himself who can make another labour for him. This is so true, that of the proprietors of slaves, a very small proportion indeed are ever seen to labour. " And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure, when we have removed their only basis,...
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Observations on the Financial Position and Credit of Such of the States of ...

Alexander Trotter - Business & Economics - 1839 - 478 pages
...climate, no man will labour for himself who can make another labour for him. This is so true that of the proprietors of slaves a very small proportion indeed are ever seen to labour." " And can the liberties of a nation," he adds, " be thought secure when we have removed their...
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Notes on the United States of North America: During a ..., Volume 2

George Combe - Phrenology - 1841 - 420 pages
...man must be a prodigy who can retain his manners and morals undepraved by such circumstances." * * * "And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure...removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people, that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but...
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An Appeal to the Professors of Christianity: In the Southern States and ...

New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. Representative Meeting, Society of Friends. New England Yearly Meeting - Slave trade - 1841 - 152 pages
...Virginia, is remarkable both for its justness and its force. He asks, " Can the liberties of a nation be secure, when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God ? That they are not to be violated but...
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The Legion of Liberty!: And Force of Truth, Containing the Thoughts, Words ...

Slavery - 1843 - 404 pages
...climate no man will labor for himself who can makeanother labor for him. This is so true, that of the proprietors of slaves, a very small proportion indeed are ever seen to labor. And can theliberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their. only firm basis, a conviction...
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The Legion of Liberty!: And Force of Truth, Containing the Thoughts, Words ...

Julius Rubens Ames, Benjamin Lundy - Slavery - 1843 - 600 pages
...true, that of the proprietors of slaves, a very smalt proportion indeed are ever seen to labor. And cnn the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed thiis only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of Sie people that thrstliberties are of the gift...
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A Treatise on International Law: And a Short Explanation of the Jurisdiction ...

Daniel Gardner - Constitutional law - 1844 - 336 pages
...climate no man will labor for himself who can make another labor for him. This is so true, that of the proprietors of slaves a very small proportion indeed...removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God ? That they are not to be violated but...
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The Writings of Cassius Marcellus Clay: Including Speeches and Addresses

Cassius Marcellus Clay - History - 1848 - 550 pages
...[half-past nine o'clock] adjourned. SLAVERY: THE EVIL-THE REMEDY. To THE EDITOR OF THE TRIBUNE : i " AND can the liberties of a nation be thought secure,...removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God ? • • • Indeed, I tremble for my...
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History of Congress, biographical and political, Volume 1

Henry G. Wheeler - United States - 1848 - 692 pages
...impoverishes the people of the whole ?oua' Mr. Jefferson, speaking in the most emphatic language, says: " ' And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have rent* ri their only firm hasis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberty* are the...
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The National Magazine: Devoted to Literature, Art, and Religion, Volume 13

Abel Stevens, James Floy - Periodicals - 1858 - 586 pages
...human bondage. In a letter to a distinguished Frenchman, he wrote the following memorable words : " Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure, when...removed their only firm basis — a conviction in the minda of the people that these liberties are the gift of God'.' that they are not to be violnted except...
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