The Political Writings of John Dickinson, Esquire: Late President of the State of Delaware, and of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Volume 2Bonsal and Niles, 1801 |
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... advantages of a free English constitution of government , which it is the privi- lege of all English subjects to enjoy . THESE hopes were confirmed by the king's proclamation , issued in the year 1763 , plighting the public faith for ...
... advantages of a free English constitution of government , which it is the privi- lege of all English subjects to enjoy . THESE hopes were confirmed by the king's proclamation , issued in the year 1763 , plighting the public faith for ...
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... of the criminal law of England and its benefits and advantages , " commended in the said statute , and said to " have been sensibly felt by you , " secured VOL . II . B and your to you descendents ? No. They too are ( 9 )
... of the criminal law of England and its benefits and advantages , " commended in the said statute , and said to " have been sensibly felt by you , " secured VOL . II . B and your to you descendents ? No. They too are ( 9 )
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... will desert or betray you . Be assured , that the happiness of a people inevitably depends on their liberty , and their spirit to assert it . The value and extent of the advantages tendered to you are immense . Hea- ven ( 15 )
... will desert or betray you . Be assured , that the happiness of a people inevitably depends on their liberty , and their spirit to assert it . The value and extent of the advantages tendered to you are immense . Hea- ven ( 15 )
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... advantages tendered to you are immense . Hea- ven grant you may not discover them to be bless- ings , after they have bid you an eternal adieu . " We are too well acquainted with the liberality of sentiment distinguishing your nation ...
... advantages tendered to you are immense . Hea- ven grant you may not discover them to be bless- ings , after they have bid you an eternal adieu . " We are too well acquainted with the liberality of sentiment distinguishing your nation ...
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... advantages in favour of the Ameri- can cause , than any other of their productions . This was in a great measure carried through congress , by mr . Dickinson . Several members , judging from the violence with which parliament proceeded ...
... advantages in favour of the Ameri- can cause , than any other of their productions . This was in a great measure carried through congress , by mr . Dickinson . Several members , judging from the violence with which parliament proceeded ...
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Page 68 - Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body;" is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, " Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body;" is it therefore not of the body?
Page 132 - Called upon by your country to defend its invaded rights, you accepted the sacred charge before it had formed alliances, and whilst it was without friends or a government to support you. " You have conducted the great military contest with wisdom and fortitude, invariably regarding the rights of the civil power through all disasters and changes.
Page 161 - Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 29 - JUStice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them, if we basely entail hereditary bondage upon them.
Page 29 - Creator hath graciously bestowed upon us, the arms we have been compelled by our enemies to assume, we will, in defiance of every hazard, with unabating firmness and perseverance, employ for the preservation of our liberties — being with one mind resolved to die FREEMEN rather than to live SLAVES.
Page 29 - Our cause is just. Our union is perfect. Our internal resources are great, and, if necessary, foreign assistance is undoubtedly attainable. We gratefully acknowledge, as signal instances of the Divine...
Page 31 - 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.
Page 30 - They boast of their privileges and civilization, and yet proffer no milder conditions than servitude or death. In our own native land, in defence of the freedom that is our birth-right, and which we ever enjoyed till the late violation of it; for the protection of our property, acquired solely by the honest industry of our forefathers and ourselves, against violence actually offered, we have taken up arms.