Remarks Concerning the Government and the Laws of the United States of America: In Four Letters, Addressed to Mr. Adams ... |
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... remains of liberty which they as yet enjoy , and for that national spirit which supports them , even in their decline . Whilft the great and the opulent are base enough to fell themselves to minifters , what would become of the nation ...
... remains of liberty which they as yet enjoy , and for that national spirit which supports them , even in their decline . Whilft the great and the opulent are base enough to fell themselves to minifters , what would become of the nation ...
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... remain plunged in ignorance , and overwhelmed with low and abject sentiments , enjoy neither the means , the leisure , nor the opportunity to raise themselves , by their meditations , into the power of investigating and following up the ...
... remain plunged in ignorance , and overwhelmed with low and abject sentiments , enjoy neither the means , the leisure , nor the opportunity to raise themselves , by their meditations , into the power of investigating and following up the ...
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... remain to fill it up . But , we refer the reader to the defcription of the man- ners of the Romans , by Ammianus Marcellinus , in the fixth chapter of his fourteenth book . He will then see how far " even in the moments when their ...
... remain to fill it up . But , we refer the reader to the defcription of the man- ners of the Romans , by Ammianus Marcellinus , in the fixth chapter of his fourteenth book . He will then see how far " even in the moments when their ...
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... remain contented with an establishment lefs perfect in its re- fpective parts ? Could we find a republic so fortunate as not either to poffefs riches or to experience poverty , we might ; nay , we ought there to establish the law of ...
... remain contented with an establishment lefs perfect in its re- fpective parts ? Could we find a republic so fortunate as not either to poffefs riches or to experience poverty , we might ; nay , we ought there to establish the law of ...
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... to alarm the rich , who will never confent to remain limited within the mere enjoyment of those rights and prerogatives of which the multitude , or the poor , are equally pof- feffed . H May · May I beg leave to ask you whether you [ 49 ]
... to alarm the rich , who will never confent to remain limited within the mere enjoyment of those rights and prerogatives of which the multitude , or the poor , are equally pof- feffed . H May · May I beg leave to ask you whether you [ 49 ]
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Page 107 - Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people, being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties; and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in the various parts of the country, and among the different orders of the people...
Page 273 - It is essential to the preservation of the rights of every individual, his life, liberty, property and character, that there be an impartial interpretation of the laws, and administration of justice. It is the right of every citizen to be tried by judges as free, impartial and independent as the lot of humanity will admit.
Page 265 - And whereas the ministers of the gospel are, by their profession, dedicated to the service of God, and the care of souls, and ought not to be diverted from the great duties of their functions : therefore, no minister of the gospel, or priest of any denomination whatsoever, shall, at any time hereafter, under any pretence or description whatever, be eligible to, or capable of holding any civil or military office or place within this State.
Page 265 - It is the right as well as the duty of all men in society, publicly, and at stated seasons, to worship the SUPREME BEING, the great Creator and Preserver of the Universe. And no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his person, liberty, or estate, for worshipping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience...
Page 279 - That monopolies are odious, contrary to the spirit of a free government and the principles of commerce, and ought not to be suffered.
Page 128 - AND WHEREAS we are required by the benevolent principles of rational liberty, not only to expel civil tyranny, but also to guard against that spiritual oppression and intolerance wherewith the bigotry and ambition of weak and wicked priests and princes have scourged mankind...
Page 267 - That all men have a natural and unalienable right to worship Almighty God, according to the dictates of their own consciences and understanding: and that no man ought or of right can be compelled to attend any religious worship, or erect or support any place of worship, or maintain any ministry, contrary to, or against his own free will and consent...
Page 267 - ... nor can any man, who acknowledges the being of a God, be justly deprived or abridged of any civil right as a citizen, on account of his religious sentiments or peculiar mode of religious worship...
Page 91 - Commonwealth, for seven years next preceding ; and unless he shall, at the same time, be seized, in his own right, of a freehold within the Commonwealth, of the value of one thousand pounds ; and unless he shall declare himself to be of the Christian religion.
Page 162 - The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for the common defence: and as, in time of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the legislature ; and the military power shall always be held in an exact subordination to the civil authority, and be governed by it.