The Life of Thomas Jefferson: Author of the Declaration of Independence, and Third President of the United States ... |
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This draught was transmitted by him to the Convention ; but unfortunately , the
one that they had framed , had received a final vote in its favour on the day Mr.
Jefferson's reached its destination . The debate had already been ardent and ...
This draught was transmitted by him to the Convention ; but unfortunately , the
one that they had framed , had received a final vote in its favour on the day Mr.
Jefferson's reached its destination . The debate had already been ardent and ...
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with the picture presented by Mr. Jefferson . And it should not be forgotten , that at
the time of his residence in France , the party opposed to Austria , which had
arisen under the administration of Choiseul , and which had become more strong
in ...
with the picture presented by Mr. Jefferson . And it should not be forgotten , that at
the time of his residence in France , the party opposed to Austria , which had
arisen under the administration of Choiseul , and which had become more strong
in ...
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A mild and amiable wife , charming children , of whose education he himself
takes charge , a house to embellish , great provisions to improve , and the arts
and sciences to cultivate , these are what remain to Mr. Jefferson , after having
played ...
A mild and amiable wife , charming children , of whose education he himself
takes charge , a house to embellish , great provisions to improve , and the arts
and sciences to cultivate , these are what remain to Mr. Jefferson , after having
played ...
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Shortly after Mr. Jefferson's return to Monticello , it having been proposed to form
a college in his neighbourhood , he addressed a letter to the trustees , in which
he sketched a plan for the establishment of a general system of education in ...
Shortly after Mr. Jefferson's return to Monticello , it having been proposed to form
a college in his neighbourhood , he addressed a letter to the trustees , in which
he sketched a plan for the establishment of a general system of education in ...
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Mr. Jefferson too , wanting strength of voice , relied altogether upon his power of
writing ; and as nature is observed to compensate the loss of one sense by giving
more force to another , so Mr. Jefferson's disuse of publick speaking seems to ...
Mr. Jefferson too , wanting strength of voice , relied altogether upon his power of
writing ; and as nature is observed to compensate the loss of one sense by giving
more force to another , so Mr. Jefferson's disuse of publick speaking seems to ...
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第 224 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...
第 49 頁 - He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of INFIDEL powers, is the warfare of the CHRISTIAN king of Great Britain. Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative...
第 223 頁 - We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans ; we are all Federalists. If there be any among us who wish to dissolve this Union, or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated, where reason is left free to combat it.
第 47 頁 - For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies...
第 49 頁 - In every stage of these oppressions, we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms: our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injuries. " A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a [free] people who mean to be free.
第 62 頁 - All charges of war, and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defense or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury...
第 224 頁 - Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels, in the form of kings, to govern him? Let history answer this question.
第 225 頁 - ... bestowed it in advance, to conciliate that of others by doing them all the good in my power, and to be instrumental to the happiness and freedom of all. Relying, then, on the patronage of your good will, I advance with obedience to the work, ready to retire from it whenever you become sensible how much better choice it is in your power to make. And may ' that Infinite Power which rules the destinies of the universe lead our councils to what is best, and give them a favorable issue for your peace...
第 225 頁 - The wisdom of our sages, and blood of our heroes, have been devoted to their attainment: they should be the creed of our political faith ; the text of civic instruction; the touchstone by which to try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps, and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety.
第 257 頁 - May it be to the world what I believe it will be (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all), the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under which monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves and to assume the blessings and security of self-government.
書目資訊
| 書名 | The Life of Thomas Jefferson: Author of the Declaration of Independence, and Third President of the United States ... Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America |
| 作者 | William Linn |
| 版本 | 3 |
| 出版者 | Mack & Andrus, 1834 |
| 來源： | 紐約市立圖書館 |
| 已數位化 | 2007年7月9日 |
| 頁數 | 267 頁 |
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