The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee of Foreign Affairs in the American Revolution : to which is Prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Author's Life, Volume 2G. Davidson, 1824 - Political science |
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... England gained by war since the year 1738 , only fifty years ago , to recompense her for two hundred millions sterling , incurred as a debt within that time , and under the annual interest of which , besides what was in- curred before ...
... England gained by war since the year 1738 , only fifty years ago , to recompense her for two hundred millions sterling , incurred as a debt within that time , and under the annual interest of which , besides what was in- curred before ...
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... millions , is more than double that of Great Britain and Ireland ; besides which France recruits more soldiers in ... sterling . The revenues of England fifteen mil- lions and an half . The taxes per head in France are twen- ty shillings ...
... millions , is more than double that of Great Britain and Ireland ; besides which France recruits more soldiers in ... sterling . The revenues of England fifteen mil- lions and an half . The taxes per head in France are twen- ty shillings ...
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... silver except England . By the reg- isters kept at Lisbon and Cadiz , the two ports into which the gold and silver from South - America are imported , it appears that above eighty millions sterling have been im- ported within twenty ...
... silver except England . By the reg- isters kept at Lisbon and Cadiz , the two ports into which the gold and silver from South - America are imported , it appears that above eighty millions sterling have been im- ported within twenty ...
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... England . to America , the Americans now procure from other coun- tries , nearly as good as the English crown glass , and ... millions sterling of gold and silver , which must have been imported into Europe from South- America since the ...
... England . to America , the Americans now procure from other coun- tries , nearly as good as the English crown glass , and ... millions sterling of gold and silver , which must have been imported into Europe from South- America since the ...
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... England has derived or retains any portion of it . M. Neckar states the annual increase of gold and silver in France , that is , the proportion which France draws of the annual importation into Europe , to be upwards of one million sterling ...
... England has derived or retains any portion of it . M. Neckar states the annual increase of gold and silver in France , that is , the proportion which France draws of the annual importation into Europe , to be upwards of one million sterling ...
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Page 109 - provided his avowal of them does not disturb the public order established by law. "XI. The unrestrained communication of thoughts and opinions being one of the most precious rights of man, every citizen may speak, write, and publish freely, provided he is responsible for the abuse of this liberty in cases determined by the law.
Page 109 - The law ought to impose no other penalties than such as are absolutely and evidently necessary: and no one ought to be punished, but in virtue of a law promulgated before the offence, and legally applied. " X. No man ought to be molested on account of his opinions, not even on account of his religious
Page 265 - reign over you. He will take your sons and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen: and some shall run before his chariot>. " ' And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and
Page 69 - this right in the common stock of society, and takes the arm of society, of which he is a part, in preference and in addition to his own. Society grants him nothing. Every man is a proprietor in society, and draws on the capital as a matter of right. From
Page 108 - rights of men and of citizens: ', II. The end of all political associations is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man; and these rights arc liberty, property, security, and resistance of oppression.
Page 201 - Mr. Burke, in speaking of the English representation, has advanced as bold a challenge as ever was given in the days of chivalry. " Our representation,", says he, " has been found perfectly adequate, to all the purposes for which a representation of the people can be desired or devised. 1
Page 281 - paragraph worthy of being recorded in every country in the world—"The science, (says he) of the politician, consists in fixing the true point of happiness and freedom. Those men deserve the gratitude of ages, who should discover a mode of government that contained the greatest sum of individual happiness with the least national
Page 85 - Toleration is not the opposite of intoleration, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding liberty of conscience, and the other of granting it. The one is the pope, armed with
Page 198 - best exertions with freedom, as they will be rendered cheerfully by one, who entertains a lively sense of the importance of your works, and who, with much pleasure, subscribes himself, Your sincere friend, G. WASHINGTON. During the war, in the latter end of the year 1780, I formed to myself the design of coming over to
Page 47 - for the living, and not for the dead, it is the living only that has any right in it. That which may be thought right and found convenient in one age, may be thought wrong and found inconvenient in another. In such cases, who is to decide, the living, or the dead