History of the Life and Times of James Madison, Τόμος 1Little, Brown, 1859 - 683 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα xi
... Council of State Correspondence be- tween him and the Rev. Samuel Stanhope Smith - Relations with Governor Henry Important Agency of the Governor and Council in expediting the Levies of Troops for the Gen- eral Defence Liberal Spirit ...
... Council of State Correspondence be- tween him and the Rev. Samuel Stanhope Smith - Relations with Governor Henry Important Agency of the Governor and Council in expediting the Levies of Troops for the Gen- eral Defence Liberal Spirit ...
Σελίδα xvii
... Council and Congress - Mr. Madison's Statement of the Affair Congress adjourn from Philadelphia to Princeton - Washington indignant at the Con- duct of the Mutineers Sends General Howe to reduce and punish them - Their Submission ...
... Council and Congress - Mr. Madison's Statement of the Affair Congress adjourn from Philadelphia to Princeton - Washington indignant at the Con- duct of the Mutineers Sends General Howe to reduce and punish them - Their Submission ...
Σελίδα 11
... councils and ris- ing reputation of Nassau - Hall , under the rule of Dr. Witherspoon , whose name had just brought to that institution the prestige of a European renown , were not without their due share of in- fluence on the choice ...
... councils and ris- ing reputation of Nassau - Hall , under the rule of Dr. Witherspoon , whose name had just brought to that institution the prestige of a European renown , were not without their due share of in- fluence on the choice ...
Σελίδα 26
... councils of the country , as co- workers in the great cause of national indepen- dence and national union . employ your pen for the benefit of others , and for your own grati- fication . 6 " I send you a copy of the Spec- tator , ' that ...
... councils of the country , as co- workers in the great cause of national indepen- dence and national union . employ your pen for the benefit of others , and for your own grati- fication . 6 " I send you a copy of the Spec- tator , ' that ...
Σελίδα 75
... council and in the field . He was placed in command of the militia of the State , and also elected governor , at the ... councils some retribution of the immense and generous sac- rifices of their ancestor . It was upon this occasion ...
... council and in the field . He was placed in command of the militia of the State , and also elected governor , at the ... councils some retribution of the immense and generous sac- rifices of their ancestor . It was upon this occasion ...
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Σελίδα 351 - It is agreed that creditors on either side shall meet with no lawful impediment to the recovery of the full value in sterling money, of all bona fide debts heretofore contracted.
Σελίδα 643 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Σελίδα 643 - That no free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
Σελίδα 632 - The freemen of America did not wait till usurped power had strengthened itself by exercise, and entangled the question in precedents. They saw all the consequences in the principle, and they avoided the consequences by denying the principle.
Σελίδα 395 - ... that in the attainment of complete justice for all your toils and dangers, and in the gratification of every wish, so far as may be done consistently with the great duty I owe my country, and those powers we are bound to respect, you may freely command my services to the utmost extent of my abilities.
Σελίδα 641 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services ; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator, or judge, to be hereditary.
Σελίδα 568 - The general assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia have caused this statue to be erected as a monument of affection and gratitude to George Washington, who uniting to the endowments of the Hero the virtues of the Patriot, and exerting both in establishing the liberties of his country, has rendered his name dear to his fellow citizens and given the world an immortal example of true glory.
Σελίδα 632 - Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other religions, may establish with the same ease any particular sect of Christians, in exclusion of all other sects? that the same authority which can force a citizen to contribute three pence only of his property for the support of any one establishment, may force him to conform to any other establishment in all cases whatsoever?
Σελίδα 643 - That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that, in all cases, the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.
Σελίδα 396 - That the officers of the American army view with abhorrence, and reject with disdain, the infamous propositions contained in a late anonymous address to the officers of the army, and resent with indignation the secret attempts of some unknown persons to collect the officers together in a manner totally subversive of all discipline and good order.