| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 510 страници
...erected himself? He has done it indeed by force; but let him remember that force cannot give right. That these are our grievances, which we have thus laid...not as the gift of their chief magistrate. Let those flatterjwho fear — it is not an American art. To give praise where it is not due, might be well from... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 984 страници
...himself? He has done it indeed by force ; but let him remember that force cannot give right. That t'lese are our grievances, which we have thus laid before...nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate. Lrt those flalter/who fear — it is not an American art. To give praise where it is not due, might... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 486 страници
...erected himself? He has done it indeed by force; but let him remember that force cannot give right. That these are our grievances, which we have thus laid...language and sentiment which becomes a free people, claimii-g their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.... | |
| Thomas Smyth - 1843 - 348 страници
...right to examine into the manner in which it is disbursed.* The power of the people, claimed by them as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of any earthly power, is, therefore, a foundation principle of republicanism.t ' While those bodies are... | |
| Edwin Hubbell Chapin - 1854 - 18 страници
...choosing to be free rather than a slave." This is the key-note in the following language of Jefferson : " These are our grievances, which we have thus laid...derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of the Chief Magistrate. Let those flatter who fear ; it is not an American art. They know, and will therefore... | |
| Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 710 страници
...that force cannot give right." It would be inexcusable to omit a word of the lofty peroration : irith that freedom of language and sentiment which becomes...from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their thief magistrate. Let those flatter, who fear : it is not an American art. To give praise where it... | |
| Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 698 страници
...arc our grievances, which we have thus laid before his Majesty, CHAP. JH.] THE LOFTY PERORATION. 97 with that freedom of language and sentiment which...people, claiming their rights as derived from the lava of nature, and not as the gift of their ehitf mayittrate. Let those flatter, who fear : it is... | |
| Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 726 страници
...force cannot give right." It would be inexcusable to omit a word of the lofty peroration : • »ith that freedom of language and sentiment which becomes a free people, claiming Ikeir righte at derived from tht laies of nature, and not as the gift of their tkief matrixtrate. Let... | |
| Henry Stephens Randall - 1871 - 704 страници
...that force cannot give right." It would be inexcusable to omit a word of the lofty peroration : " That these are our grievances, which we have thus laid before his Majesty, CHAP. m.] THE LOFTY PERORATION. 97 with that freedom of language and sentiment which becomes a free... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1892 - 558 страници
...erected himself ? He has done it indeed by force, but let him remembei that force cannot give right. That these are our grievances which we have thus laid before...as the gift of their chief magistrate : Let those natter who fear, it is not an American art. To give praise which is not due might be well from the... | |
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