The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations, Том 3Little, Brown, 1851 |
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... thought him a man of talent and enterprise , but of more ambition than principle . He possessed not their esteem or confidence . He procured his first appointment in 1774 to Congress by an intrigue . Under the pretext of avoiding to ...
... thought him a man of talent and enterprise , but of more ambition than principle . He possessed not their esteem or confidence . He procured his first appointment in 1774 to Congress by an intrigue . Under the pretext of avoiding to ...
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... thought it very strange , and had imputed it to some secret intrigue out of doors , that no member from Massachusetts had been elected on either of those committees ; that I had no pretensions to the distinction of the first man in ...
... thought it very strange , and had imputed it to some secret intrigue out of doors , that no member from Massachusetts had been elected on either of those committees ; that I had no pretensions to the distinction of the first man in ...
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... thought there was great wisdom in the adage , " when the sword is drawn , throw away the scabbard . " Whether we threw it away voluntarily or not , it was useless now , and would be use- less forever . The pride of Britain , flushed ...
... thought there was great wisdom in the adage , " when the sword is drawn , throw away the scabbard . " Whether we threw it away voluntarily or not , it was useless now , and would be use- less forever . The pride of Britain , flushed ...
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... thought , and the night with care . The God to whom we appeal must judge us . If the griev- ances , of which we complain , did not come upon us unprovoked and unexpected , when our hearts were filled with respectful affection for our ...
... thought , and the night with care . The God to whom we appeal must judge us . If the griev- ances , of which we complain , did not come upon us unprovoked and unexpected , when our hearts were filled with respectful affection for our ...
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... thought it an acquisition , for it was a precedent of advice to the separate States to institute governments , and I doubted not we should soon have more occasions to follow this example . Mr. John Rutledge and Mr. Sullivan had frequent ...
... thought it an acquisition , for it was a precedent of advice to the separate States to institute governments , and I doubted not we should soon have more occasions to follow this example . Mr. John Rutledge and Mr. Sullivan had frequent ...
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Страница 333 - States shall continue to enjoy unmolested the right to take fish of every kind on the Grand Bank, and on all the other banks of Newfoundland ; also, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and at all other places in the sea, where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time heretofore to fish...
Страница 44 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Страница 575 - The transaction of business with foreign nations is Executive altogether. It belongs, then, to the head of that department, except as to such portions of it as are specially submitted to the Senate. Exceptions are to be construed strictly.
Страница 263 - SIR, — I have received the letter, which your Excellency did me the honor to Write me on the 25th of this month.
Страница 46 - WHEREAS his Britannic Majesty, in conjunction with the lords and commons of Great Britain, has by a late act of parliament, excluded the inhabitants of these united colonies from the protection of his crown...
Страница 528 - Majesty having been pleased to declare, that he looked upon the independence and uprightness of the judges as essential to the impartial administration of justice...
Страница 333 - It is agreed that the people of the United States shall continue to enjoy unmolested the right to take fish of every kind on the Grand Bank and on all the other banks of Newfoundland ; also in the Gulf of St.
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Страница 57 - He was the Pillar of its support on the Floor of Congress, its ablest advocate and Defender against the multifarious assaults it encountered ; for many excellent persons opposed it on doubts whether we were provided sufficiently with the means of supporting it, whether the minds of our constituents were yet prepared to receive it, &c. who, after it was decided, united zealously in the measures it called for.
Страница 46 - Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs hath been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, "best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents, in particular, and America in general."—Journals of Congress.