The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, 第 2 卷James Herring, James Barton Longacre Rice, Rutter & Company, 1835 |
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... character of so remarkable an individual . His early bias to literature was fostered in some measure by his father , who enter- taining a high estimate for literary merit , applauded the industry , and excited the emulation of the son ...
... character of so remarkable an individual . His early bias to literature was fostered in some measure by his father , who enter- taining a high estimate for literary merit , applauded the industry , and excited the emulation of the son ...
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... character of a man to whom heaven has imparted intelligence and reason , to fluctuate without a design through life ; and he then resolved to form some plan for his future conduct , by which he might promote his fortune , and procure ...
... character of a man to whom heaven has imparted intelligence and reason , to fluctuate without a design through life ; and he then resolved to form some plan for his future conduct , by which he might promote his fortune , and procure ...
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... character to convey a prudential maxim ; thus the old penny he caused to be impressed with the word “ Fugio ” —I fly ; and on the reverse , " mind your own business . " His Poor Richard's Almanac he made the vehicle of conveying moral ...
... character to convey a prudential maxim ; thus the old penny he caused to be impressed with the word “ Fugio ” —I fly ; and on the reverse , " mind your own business . " His Poor Richard's Almanac he made the vehicle of conveying moral ...
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... character , much regard must be had to the times ; and faults of education or habit may well be pardoned in one whose main design was undoubtedly good . | Th Jefferson . PRRSON ther short ; in little 20 S. NATIONAL PORTRAITS .
... character , much regard must be had to the times ; and faults of education or habit may well be pardoned in one whose main design was undoubtedly good . | Th Jefferson . PRRSON ther short ; in little 20 S. NATIONAL PORTRAITS .
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... character must have received at this early period , no inconsiderable weight from the development of the same virtues and powers that finally raised him to the highest place in the confidence of the American people . That the indistinct ...
... character must have received at this early period , no inconsiderable weight from the development of the same virtues and powers that finally raised him to the highest place in the confidence of the American people . That the indistinct ...
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第 8 頁 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies; the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
第 6 頁 - Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men...
第 6 頁 - ... short of despotism, since the discretion of those who administer the government, and not the Constitution, would be the measure of their powers ; that the several states who formed that instrument, being sovereign and independent, have the unquestionable right to judge of its infraction ; and that a nullification by those sovereignties of all unauthorized acts done under color of that instrument, is the rightful remedy...
第 5 頁 - ... limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact, as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact ; and that in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining, within their respective limits, the authorities, rights,...
第 8 頁 - ... freedom of religion; freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus, and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.
第 6 頁 - We kept no idle servants, our table was plain and simple, our furniture of the cheapest. For instance, my breakfast was a long time bread and milk (no tea), and I ate it out of a two-penny earthen porringer, with a pewter spoon. But mark how luxury will enter families, and make a progress, in spite of principle: being called one morning to breakfast, I found it in a China bowl, with a spoon of silver!
第 13 頁 - It was about this time I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wished to live without committing any fault at any time, and to conquer all that either natural inclination, custom or company, might lead me into. As I knew, or thought I knew, what was right and wrong, I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other.
第 9 頁 - These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and...
第 1 頁 - And that an exact inventory be taken of all such cannon and stores in order that they may be safely returned when the restoration of the former harmony between great Britain and these colonies so ardently wished for by the latter shall render it prudent and consistent with the overruling law of self preservation.
第 5 頁 - That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare, that it views the powers of the federal government, as resulting from the compact, to which the states are parties...