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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... independent Convention , agreed to an association , more solemnly than ever , against the calamitous revenue system ; declared , boldly , that an attack on any one Colony , to compel submission to arbitrary taxes , should be considered ...
... independent Convention , agreed to an association , more solemnly than ever , against the calamitous revenue system ; declared , boldly , that an attack on any one Colony , to compel submission to arbitrary taxes , should be considered ...
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... independently to all . To represent to His Ma- jesty that these , his States , have often individually made humble application to his Imperial throne , to obtain , through its interven- tion , some redress of their injured rights ; to ...
... independently to all . To represent to His Ma- jesty that these , his States , have often individually made humble application to his Imperial throne , to obtain , through its interven- tion , some redress of their injured rights ; to ...
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... independent governments ; a measure , which , it is believed , His Majesty's prudence and understanding would prevent him from im- itating at this day ; as no exercise of such power , of dividing and dismembering a country , has ever ...
... independent governments ; a measure , which , it is believed , His Majesty's prudence and understanding would prevent him from im- itating at this day ; as no exercise of such power , of dividing and dismembering a country , has ever ...
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... independent Legislature hereby takes upon itself to suspend the powers of another , free and independent as itself . Thus exhibiting a phenomenon unknown in nature , the creator and creature of its own power . Not only the principles of ...
... independent Legislature hereby takes upon itself to suspend the powers of another , free and independent as itself . Thus exhibiting a phenomenon unknown in nature , the creator and creature of its own power . Not only the principles of ...
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... independent States . We fight not for glo- ry or for conquest . We exhibit to mankind the remarkable spec- tacle , of a people attacked by unprovoked enemies , without any im- putation or even suspicion of offence . They boast of their ...
... independent States . We fight not for glo- ry or for conquest . We exhibit to mankind the remarkable spec- tacle , of a people attacked by unprovoked enemies , without any im- putation or even suspicion of offence . They boast of their ...
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