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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... kind . The protection of a man's per- son is more sacred than the protection of property ; and besides this , the faculty of performing any kind of work or services by which he acquires a livelihood , or maintaining his family , is of ...
... kind . The protection of a man's per- son is more sacred than the protection of property ; and besides this , the faculty of performing any kind of work or services by which he acquires a livelihood , or maintaining his family , is of ...
Page 279
... kind that slumbered in the former dynasties . It is now in the midst of its career . Feudalism is not ended yet . Our governments still partake largely of that element . Trade goes to make the governments insignificant , and to bring ...
... kind that slumbered in the former dynasties . It is now in the midst of its career . Feudalism is not ended yet . Our governments still partake largely of that element . Trade goes to make the governments insignificant , and to bring ...
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... kind of a fight his kids would have , the same kind of a struggle that he'd gone through . He raised his arms . God make the kids tough , make them hard as iron , scrapping O'Neills ! Make them strong and tough and hard like steel ! And ...
... kind of a fight his kids would have , the same kind of a struggle that he'd gone through . He raised his arms . God make the kids tough , make them hard as iron , scrapping O'Neills ! Make them strong and tough and hard like steel ! And ...
Contents
ROGER WILLIAMS 1603?1683 | 5 |
BACONS MAN 1676 | 13 |
JOHN WISE 16521725 | 20 |
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