History of the Life and Times of James Madison, Τόμος 1Little, Brown, 1859 - 683 σελίδες |
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... immediately after my arrival . Though I believe there will not be the least danger of my getting an Irish hint , as they call it , yet it will make my future studies somewhat easier ; and I have , by that means , read over more than ...
... immediately after my arrival . Though I believe there will not be the least danger of my getting an Irish hint , as they call it , yet it will make my future studies somewhat easier ; and I have , by that means , read over more than ...
Σελίδα 39
... immediately complied with ; and the odious tea ships , with their offensive contraband , sailed back from the Delaware to the Thames without having once 1 See Annual Register for 1774 , p . 49 , and Belsham's Great Britain , vol . VI ...
... immediately complied with ; and the odious tea ships , with their offensive contraband , sailed back from the Delaware to the Thames without having once 1 See Annual Register for 1774 , p . 49 , and Belsham's Great Britain , vol . VI ...
Σελίδα 57
... immediately dissolved by the governor , Lord Dunmore . 966 The members , by common consent , reassem- bled in the long room of the Raleigh Tavern called the " Apollo , " then the headquarters of patriotism , and formed themselves into ...
... immediately dissolved by the governor , Lord Dunmore . 966 The members , by common consent , reassem- bled in the long room of the Raleigh Tavern called the " Apollo , " then the headquarters of patriotism , and formed themselves into ...
Σελίδα 69
... immediately raising a standing army of not less than four thousand men , upon constant pay . " See Sparks's Washington , vol . III . p . 152 , in note . 1 At the succeeding convention ion . Writing to General Wash- in July , 1775 , the ...
... immediately raising a standing army of not less than four thousand men , upon constant pay . " See Sparks's Washington , vol . III . p . 152 , in note . 1 At the succeeding convention ion . Writing to General Wash- in July , 1775 , the ...
Σελίδα 75
... immediately preceding the surrender of the main body of the enemy's forces at Yorktown . The extraordinary exertion re- quired of Virginia at that time , and the low state of her finances and public credit , imposed upon her governor a ...
... immediately preceding the surrender of the main body of the enemy's forces at Yorktown . The extraordinary exertion re- quired of Virginia at that time , and the low state of her finances and public credit , imposed upon her governor a ...
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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 646 - That, in all capital or criminal prosecutions, a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of his vicinage, without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found guilty...
Σελίδα 647 - 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 645 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Σελίδα 646 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free ; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right of suffrage, and cannot be taxed or deprived of their property for public uses, without their own consent, or that of their representatives so elected, nor bound by any law to which they have not, in like manner, assented, for the public good.
Σελίδα 645 - 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 647 - 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 143 - Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, "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.
Σελίδα 108 - With an humble confidence in the mercies of the Supreme and impartial Judge and Ruler of the universe, we most devoutly implore his divine goodness to protect us happily through this great conflict, to dispose our adversaries to reconciliation on reasonable terms, and thereby to relieve the empire from the calamities of civil war.* * About the tenth of July, 1775, the Declaration of Congre« was proclaimed at the head of the several regiments.
Σελίδα 394 - ... 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...