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in the soil , were in favor of the revolution ; and they carried it through , looking to
its results for the security of their possessions . It was the property of the frugal
yeomanry of New England , hard earned , but freely given , that enabled her to
act ...
in the soil , were in favor of the revolution ; and they carried it through , looking to
its results for the security of their possessions . It was the property of the frugal
yeomanry of New England , hard earned , but freely given , that enabled her to
act ...
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It is to live in that favor which emanates from royal authority , and if it have the
misfortune to lose that favor , there is nothing to ... It can rightfully make no
endeavour for a change , by itself ; its whole privilege is to receive the favors that
may be ...
It is to live in that favor which emanates from royal authority , and if it have the
misfortune to lose that favor , there is nothing to ... It can rightfully make no
endeavour for a change , by itself ; its whole privilege is to receive the favors that
may be ...
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The flippant and off - hand remark , that the laws of this country generally favor
the debtor , at the expense of the creditor , is grossly incorrect , and can hardly be
pardoned . There may be , among the state legislatures , an occasional
relaxation ...
The flippant and off - hand remark , that the laws of this country generally favor
the debtor , at the expense of the creditor , is grossly incorrect , and can hardly be
pardoned . There may be , among the state legislatures , an occasional
relaxation ...
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Contents
Discourse delivered at Plymouth in Commemoration of the first Settlement | 25 |
DISCOURSE in Commemoration of the Lives and Services of John Adams | 71 |
Speech delivered at a Meeting of Citizens of Boston held in Faneuil Hall | 97 |
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| Title | Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Volume 1 Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Daniel Webster |
| Author | Daniel Webster |
| Edition | 8 |
| Publisher | Tappan & Dennet, 1843 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2007 |
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