Eloquence of the United States, Volume 5E. & H. Clark, 1827 - Speeches, addresses, etc., American |
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... interest and knows it to be his duty , to preserve inviolate the constitution on which the public safety depends , * and he is equally ready to assist the magis- trate in the execution of the laws , and the subject in defence of his ...
... interest and knows it to be his duty , to preserve inviolate the constitution on which the public safety depends , * and he is equally ready to assist the magis- trate in the execution of the laws , and the subject in defence of his ...
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... interest , which is that of all the subjects in general , his consent is also necessary , and when the consent of these three branches is obtained , the taxation is most certainly legal . Let us now allow ourselves a few moments to exa ...
... interest , which is that of all the subjects in general , his consent is also necessary , and when the consent of these three branches is obtained , the taxation is most certainly legal . Let us now allow ourselves a few moments to exa ...
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... interest ; they nourish in their own breasts , a noble love of liberty ; they hold her dear , and they know that all , who have once pos- sessed her charms , had rather die than suffer her to be torn from their embraces . They are also ...
... interest ; they nourish in their own breasts , a noble love of liberty ; they hold her dear , and they know that all , who have once pos- sessed her charms , had rather die than suffer her to be torn from their embraces . They are also ...
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... interest of my country , and hearty detestation of every design formed against her liberties , may be admitted as some apology for my appearance in this place . I have always , from my earliest youth , rejoiced in the felicity of my ...
... interest of my country , and hearty detestation of every design formed against her liberties , may be admitted as some apology for my appearance in this place . I have always , from my earliest youth , rejoiced in the felicity of my ...
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... interest is the same with that of the state . When a country is invaded , the militia are ready to appear in its defence ; they march into the field with that forti- tude which a consciousness of the justice of their cause inspires ...
... interest is the same with that of the state . When a country is invaded , the militia are ready to appear in its defence ; they march into the field with that forti- tude which a consciousness of the justice of their cause inspires ...
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