Sketches of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of Thomas Jefferson: With Selections of the Most Valuable Portions of His Voluminous and Unrivaled Private CorrespondenceA. Francis and W. Boardman, 1832 - 556 Seiten |
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... existence ; and which saw , beyond the " rivers of blood " and " years of desolation " which intervened , that enchanting vision , which flashed upon his earliest musings , and kindled his expiring ener- gies , the vision of emancipated ...
... existence ; and which saw , beyond the " rivers of blood " and " years of desolation " which intervened , that enchanting vision , which flashed upon his earliest musings , and kindled his expiring ener- gies , the vision of emancipated ...
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... existence at the will of a British Parliament . Shall these governments be dissolved , their property annihilated , and their people reduced to a state of nature , at the imperious breath of a body of men whom they never saw , in whom ...
... existence at the will of a British Parliament . Shall these governments be dissolved , their property annihilated , and their people reduced to a state of nature , at the imperious breath of a body of men whom they never saw , in whom ...
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... existence at some future and distant period , when time and change of circumstances shall have rendered them destructive to his people here . And , to render this grievance still more oppressive , His Majesty , by his in- structions ...
... existence at some future and distant period , when time and change of circumstances shall have rendered them destructive to his people here . And , to render this grievance still more oppressive , His Majesty , by his in- structions ...
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... existence . From the nature of things , every soci- ety must at all times possess within itself the sovereign power of legislation . The feelings of human nature revolt against the sup- position of a State so situated , as that it may ...
... existence . From the nature of things , every soci- ety must at all times possess within itself the sovereign power of legislation . The feelings of human nature revolt against the sup- position of a State so situated , as that it may ...
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... existence . ] has [ He has incited treasonable insurrections of our fellow citizens , with the allurements of forfeiture and confiscation of our property . He has urged cruel war against human nature itself , violating its most sacred ...
... existence . ] has [ He has incited treasonable insurrections of our fellow citizens , with the allurements of forfeiture and confiscation of our property . He has urged cruel war against human nature itself , violating its most sacred ...
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