 | Adam Ferguson - 1809 - 484 páginas
...maxim of Tacitus, that the admiration of riches leads to despotical government.* Men who have tasted of freedom, and who have felt their personal rights,...easily taught to bear with encroachments on either, and cannot, without some preparation, come to submit to oppression. They may receive this unhappy preparation... | |
 | John Sergeant - 1832 - 376 páginas
...inspired. Already too, as we have seen, had the Congress appointed the immortal Washington to command the troops raised, or to be raised, for the defence of American liberty. Already had they declared with the utmost solemnity, " We have counted the cost of this contest, and... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 578 páginas
...the spirit prevailing at that day, as well as the religious cast ot the writer's mind ; " Suffer me to join in congratulating you, on your appointment...defence of American liberty. Men, who have tasted of freedom, and who have felt their personal rights, are not easily taught to bear with encroachments... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 580 páginas
...the spirit prevailing at that day, as well as the religious cast of the writer's mind ; " Suffer me to join in congratulating you, on your appointment...defence of American liberty. Men, who have tasted of freedom, and who have felt their personal rights, are not easily taught to bear with encroachments... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1840 - 464 páginas
...Extracts from a letter from Governor Tnaribull to General Washington, dated July \Zih, 1775. " Suffer me to join in congratulating you on your appointment...the defence of American liberty. Men who have tasted of freedom, and who have felt their personal rights, are not easily taught to bear with encroachments... | |
 | George Washington - 1847 - 588 páginas
...the spirit prevailing at that day, as well as the religious cast of the writer's mind ; " Suffer me to join in congratulating you, on your appointment...defence of American liberty. Men, who have tasted of freedom, and who have felt their personal rights, are not easily taught to bear with encroachments... | |
 | Thaddeus Allen - 1847 - 574 páginas
...GOVERNOR TRUMBULL to GENERAL WASHINGTON.* 13 July, 1775. ' Suffer me to join in congratulating yon on your appointment to be General and Commander-in-Chief...the defence of American liberty. Men who have tasted of freedom, and who have felt their personal rights, are not easily taught to bear with encroachments... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1853 - 576 páginas
...NICHOLAS COOKE. FROM JONATHAN TRUMBULL, GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT. Lebanon, 13 July, 1775. SIB, Suffer me to join in congratulating you, on your appointment...object of government. Justice is firm and permanent. His Majesty's ministers have artfully induced the Parliament to join in their measures, to prosecute... | |
 | 1853 - 566 páginas
...the Island yesterday. His retuhi is expected the beginning of next week. VOL. LXXVII. — NO. 160. 8 freedom, and who have felt their personal rights,...object of government. Justice is firm and permanent. " His Majesty's ministers have artfully induced the Parliament to join in their measures, to prosecute... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1853 - 578 páginas
...NICHOLAS COOKE. FROM JONATHAN TRUMBULL, GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT. Lebanon, 13 July, 1775. SIB, Suffer me to join in congratulating you, on your appointment to be General and Commander-in-Cliief of the troops raised, or to be raised, for the defence of American liberty. Men,... | |
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Men, who have tasted freedom, and who have felt their personal rights, are not easily taught to bear with encroachments on either, or brought to submit to oppression. Virtue ought always to be made the object of government. Justice is firm and permanent. 
