The Democratic Spirit: A Collection of American Writings from the Earliest Times to the Present DayBernard Smith A. A. Knopf, 1941 - 927 pages |
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Page 90
... equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them , a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation . We hold these truths to be self ...
... equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them , a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation . We hold these truths to be self ...
Page 109
... equal before the voice either of the representatives or of the counties will be that of the people . Our hope is that neither of the former will , after due consideration , espouse the dangerous prin- ciple of the bill . Should the ...
... equal before the voice either of the representatives or of the counties will be that of the people . Our hope is that neither of the former will , after due consideration , espouse the dangerous prin- ciple of the bill . Should the ...
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... equal , every man must finally see the necessity of protecting the rights of others as the most effectual security for his own . But if , in the formation of a constitution , we depart from the principle of equal rights , or attempt any ...
... equal , every man must finally see the necessity of protecting the rights of others as the most effectual security for his own . But if , in the formation of a constitution , we depart from the principle of equal rights , or attempt any ...
Contents
ROGER WILLIAMS 1603?1683 | 5 |
BACONS MAN 1676 | 13 |
JOHN WISE 16521725 | 20 |
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