The Life of Thomas Jefferson, 第 1 卷Derby & Jackson, 1858 |
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第 iii 頁
... ORIGINAL DRAFT OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE , 172 SPECIMEN OF ACCOUNTS KEPT WHILE MR . JEFFERSON'S RIGHT WRIST WAS BROKEN , 456 A LETTER TO HIS OLDEST DAUGHTER , • 4,76 PREFACE . MANY of the explanations usually given in a.
... ORIGINAL DRAFT OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE , 172 SPECIMEN OF ACCOUNTS KEPT WHILE MR . JEFFERSON'S RIGHT WRIST WAS BROKEN , 456 A LETTER TO HIS OLDEST DAUGHTER , • 4,76 PREFACE . MANY of the explanations usually given in a.
第 v 頁
... a period preceding our national independence to one which found our peculiar institutions tested , deter- mined in their nature , and fixed in their prescribed channels . vi PREFACE . When it is taken into consideration that.
... a period preceding our national independence to one which found our peculiar institutions tested , deter- mined in their nature , and fixed in their prescribed channels . vi PREFACE . When it is taken into consideration that.
第 xvi 頁
... Independence was first aimed at J. Adams's Statements - Judge Jay's and Mr. Jefferson's Statements - When first openly advocated in Congress - Patriotism vindicated at Expense of Veracity - Wirt's Error in regard to Henry - Not ...
... Independence was first aimed at J. Adams's Statements - Judge Jay's and Mr. Jefferson's Statements - When first openly advocated in Congress - Patriotism vindicated at Expense of Veracity - Wirt's Error in regard to Henry - Not ...
第 xvii 頁
... Independence - Decisive Action of Virginia Jefferson's supposed connection with it - He raises Powder Money and Re- lief Money for Boston - Cause of his long Absence from Congress - Takes his Seat May 15th - R . H. Lee moves the ...
... Independence - Decisive Action of Virginia Jefferson's supposed connection with it - He raises Powder Money and Re- lief Money for Boston - Cause of his long Absence from Congress - Takes his Seat May 15th - R . H. Lee moves the ...
第 16 頁
... Independence , and draughting the manifesto by which it was published to the world . She was an agreeable , intelligent woman , as well educated as the other Virginia ladies of the day , of her own elevated rank in society - but that by ...
... Independence , and draughting the manifesto by which it was published to the world . She was an agreeable , intelligent woman , as well educated as the other Virginia ladies of the day , of her own elevated rank in society - but that by ...
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第 220 頁 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities...
第 398 頁 - And whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatever...
第 101 頁 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained — we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us!
第 175 頁 - Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British Brethren We have warned them from Time to Time of attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable Jurisdiction over us...
第 95 頁 - The abolition of domestic slavery is the great object of desire in those colonies, where it was, unhappily, introduced in their infant state. But previous to the enfranchisement of the slaves we have, it is necessary to exclude all further importations from Africa.
第 170 頁 - The pusillanimous idea that we had friends in England worth keeping terms with, still haunted the minds of many. For this reason, those passages which conveyed censures on the people of England were struck out, lest they should give them offence.
第 137 頁 - A few more of such flaming arguments as were exhibited at Falmouth and Norfolk, added to the sound doctrine and unanswerable reasoning contained in the pamphlet " Common Sense," will not leave numbers at a loss to decide upon the propriety of a separation.
第 464 頁 - ... were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.
第 280 頁 - Woe to the English soldiery That little dread us near! On them shall light at midnight A strange and sudden fear: When waking to their tents on fire They grasp their arms in vain, And they who stand to face us Are beat to earth again...
第 118 頁 - Honour, justice, and humanity forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them, if we basely entail hereditary bondage upon them. Our cause is just. Our union is perfect. Our internal resources are great, and, if necessary, foreign assistance is undoubtedly attainable.