Seedtime of the Republic: The Origin of the American Tradition of Political LibertyHarcourt, Brace, 1953 - 558 pages Interpretive account of; the colonial experiences and political philosophny which gave use to the American Revolution. |
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... persons were placed willingly or unwillingly in the status known as indentured servitude . " This status was a species of semislavery limited in time ( four to seven years ) by contract and in severity by the European rather than ...
... persons were placed willingly or unwillingly in the status known as indentured servitude . " This status was a species of semislavery limited in time ( four to seven years ) by contract and in severity by the European rather than ...
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... persons , who were wholly free , each from the other . There can no necessary tye of mutuall accord and fellowship come , but by free ingagement , free ( I say ) in regard of any humane constraint . This Covenant is dispensed or acted ...
... persons , who were wholly free , each from the other . There can no necessary tye of mutuall accord and fellowship come , but by free ingagement , free ( I say ) in regard of any humane constraint . This Covenant is dispensed or acted ...
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... person and property of the individuals which compose the state . If the law affects only the persons of the members , the consent of a majority of any members is sufficient . If the law affects the property only , the consent of those ...
... person and property of the individuals which compose the state . If the law affects only the persons of the members , the consent of a majority of any members is sufficient . If the law affects the property only , the consent of those ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
Colonial Government and the Rise of Liberty | 12 |
Colonial Religion and the Rise of Liberty | 36 |
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