 | Margaret T. Peters - 1995 - 280 頁
...contemporary account by the plaintiff reported that Henry argued that a "king by annulling or disallowing laws of a salutary nature from being the father of his...and forfeits all right to his subjects' obedience." At that remarkably early date, a murmur of "treason" filled the air,17 but the court assessed damages... | |
 | Jon Butler - 2001 - 337 頁
...would so rebuff the Virginia assembly and force colonists to pay inflated clerical salaries surely "degenerates into a Tyrant, and forfeits all Right to his Subjects' Obedience." The sharp images Henry projected and the controversy they caused, including claims that Henry later exaggerated... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - 2002 - 680 頁
...annulling, or disallowing acts of so salutary a nature, from being the Father of his people degenerated into a Tyrant, and forfeits all right to his subjects' obedience ; " the more sober part of the audience were struck with horror. Mr. Lyons called out aloud, and with an honest... | |
 | Marc Aronson - 2005 - 272 頁
...ground for disturbing ideas. Patrick Henry had already argued that a king who acted illegally, "far from being the father of his people, degenerates into a tyrant, and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience." These were the kinds of ideas that had led to civil war in England... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1852 - 484 頁
...king and people, be annulled. " A king," he added, " who annuls or disallows laws of so salutary a nature, from being the father of his people, degenerates into a tyrant, and forfeits all right to obedience." At this assertion, the opposing counsel cried out aloud to the CHAP. bench, " The gentleman... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1866 - 990 頁
...king and people, be annulled. " A king," he added, " who annuls or disallows laws of so salutary a nature, from being the father of his people, degenerates into a tyrant, and forfeits all right to obedience." At this assertion, the opposing counsel cried out aloud to the CHAP. bench, " The gentleman... | |
 | John Fiske - 1891 - 394 頁
...that in annulling a salutary ordinance at the request of a favoured class in the community "a king, from being the father of his people, degenerates into a tyrant, and forfeits all right to obedience." Cries of " Treason ! " were heard in the courtroom, but the jury immediately returned a... | |
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who annuls or disallows laws of so salutary a nature, from being the father of his people, degenerates into a tyrant, and forfeits all right to obedience. 
