A Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence: And of Washington and Patrick Henry. With an Appendix, Containing the Constitution of the United States and Other Documents, Svazek 2J. Dobson, and Thomas, Cowperthwait & Company, 1839 - Počet stran: 354 |
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... advocate of equal rights , and had engraved upon his watch seal as his motto , " Resist- ance to tyrants is obedience to God . " By his eloquence and unanswerable reasoning , he soon kindled the flame of opposition in old Virginia ...
... advocate of equal rights , and had engraved upon his watch seal as his motto , " Resist- ance to tyrants is obedience to God . " By his eloquence and unanswerable reasoning , he soon kindled the flame of opposition in old Virginia ...
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... advocate of slavery . To its principles he was always opposed , and submitted to it practically only by entail . That he struck the first blow at the unhallowed trade of importing human beings for the purpose of consigning them to bon ...
... advocate of slavery . To its principles he was always opposed , and submitted to it practically only by entail . That he struck the first blow at the unhallowed trade of importing human beings for the purpose of consigning them to bon ...
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... advocate for the province . With his usual industry and address , he performed the duties of his mission , the dif ficulties were adjusted , and in 1762 , he returned , received a vote of thanks from the assembly , and a compensation of ...
... advocate for the province . With his usual industry and address , he performed the duties of his mission , the dif ficulties were adjusted , and in 1762 , he returned , received a vote of thanks from the assembly , and a compensation of ...
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... advocate of liberty ; the shrewd and wary politician ; the bold and zealous defender of the rights of his bleeding country . The disasters of the American army during the campaign of 1778 , induced congress to apply to France for ...
... advocate of liberty ; the shrewd and wary politician ; the bold and zealous defender of the rights of his bleeding country . The disasters of the American army during the campaign of 1778 , induced congress to apply to France for ...
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... the moving elements . Although elevated to the bench of the superior court , he remained in the executive council , a firm and consistent advocate of his country's rights ; a lucid delineator of Britain's wrongs . He 40 ROGER SHERMAN .
... the moving elements . Although elevated to the bench of the superior court , he remained in the executive council , a firm and consistent advocate of his country's rights ; a lucid delineator of Britain's wrongs . He 40 ROGER SHERMAN .
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