Political Thought in America: An AnthologyMichael B. Levy Dorsey Press, 1982 - 474 pages |
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... England than in some other countries : but the will of the king is as much the law of the land in Britain as in France , with this difference , that instead of proceeding directly from his mouth , it is handed to the people under the ...
... England than in some other countries : but the will of the king is as much the law of the land in Britain as in France , with this difference , that instead of proceeding directly from his mouth , it is handed to the people under the ...
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... England , of the present line ( William the Conqueror ) was a Frenchman , and half the peers of England are descend- ants from the same country ; wherefore , by the same method of reasoning , England ought to be governed by France ...
... England , of the present line ( William the Conqueror ) was a Frenchman , and half the peers of England are descend- ants from the same country ; wherefore , by the same method of reasoning , England ought to be governed by France ...
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... England wrong , is exceedingly easy . Everybody can say it ; the dastard , not less than the noble brave , can flippantly dis- cant on the tyranny of England towards the American Colonies . It is fashionable to do so ; but there was a ...
... England wrong , is exceedingly easy . Everybody can say it ; the dastard , not less than the noble brave , can flippantly dis- cant on the tyranny of England towards the American Colonies . It is fashionable to do so ; but there was a ...
Contents
PART II | 25 |
A View of the Causes and Consequences of the American Revolution 17631775 | 55 |
Letter to James Madison 1787 Thomas Jefferson | 108 |
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