The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Inaugural addresses and messages. Replies to public addresses. Indian addresses. Miscellaneous: 1. Notes on Virginia; 2. Biographical sketches of distinguished men; 3. The batture at New OrleansTaylor & Maury, 1854 |
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... children , and fed them . Do not forget to grant us this re- quest . You told us to live in quiet , and to do right . We will do what you desire , and let Prior come to us . Now that we have come so far to hear you INDIAN ADDRESSES . 181.
... children , and fed them . Do not forget to grant us this re- quest . You told us to live in quiet , and to do right . We will do what you desire , and let Prior come to us . Now that we have come so far to hear you INDIAN ADDRESSES . 181.
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... grant what I ask . I have spoken on your behalf to all the na- tions . I am a friend to all , and hurt none . For what are we on this earth ? But as a small and tender plant of corn ; even as nothing . God has made this earth for you as ...
... grant what I ask . I have spoken on your behalf to all the na- tions . I am a friend to all , and hurt none . For what are we on this earth ? But as a small and tender plant of corn ; even as nothing . God has made this earth for you as ...
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... grant of Maryland to the Lord Baltimore , and the subsequent determinations of the British court as to the extent of that grant . 3. The grant of Pennsylvania to William Penn , and a compact between the general assemblies of the ...
... grant of Maryland to the Lord Baltimore , and the subsequent determinations of the British court as to the extent of that grant . 3. The grant of Pennsylvania to William Penn , and a compact between the general assemblies of the ...
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... grant- ed to Thomas Smith and others , in consideration of their ad- venturing certain sums of money , liberty to trade to this new country free from all customs and taxes for seven years , except- ing the fifth part of the gold and ...
... grant- ed to Thomas Smith and others , in consideration of their ad- venturing certain sums of money , liberty to trade to this new country free from all customs and taxes for seven years , except- ing the fifth part of the gold and ...
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... grant to him was forfeited , not inquiring over carefully whether the sentence of an English court could affect lands not within the jurisdiction of that court , petitioned king James for a new grant of Virginia to them . He accordingly ...
... grant to him was forfeited , not inquiring over carefully whether the sentence of an English court could affect lands not within the jurisdiction of that court , petitioned king James for a new grant of Virginia to them . He accordingly ...
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Página 4 - ... the diffusion of information, and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of public reason ; freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected ; — these principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.
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Página 311 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it: I have killed many: I have fully glutted my vengeance: for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Página 382 - Comparing them by their faculties of memory, reason, and imagination, it appears to me, that in memory they are equal to the whites; in reason much inferior, as I think one could scarcely be found capable of tracing and comprehending the investigations of Euclid; and that in imagination they are dull, tasteless, and anomalous.
Página 362 - ... bodies of magistracy as that no one could transcend their legal limits without being effectually checked and restrained by the others. For this reason that convention which passed the ordinance of government laid its foundation on this basis, that the legislative, executive, and judiciary departments should be separate and distinct, so that no person should exercise the powers of more than one of them at the same time.
Página 2 - I here see remind me that in the other high authorities provided by our Constitution I shall find resources of wisdom, of virtue, and of zeal on which to rely under all difficulties. To you then, gentlemen, who are charged with the sovereign functions of legislation, and to those associated with you, I look with encouragement for that guidance and support which may enable us to steer with safety the vessel in which we are all embarked amidst the conflicting elements of a troubled world.
Página 3 - Still one thing more, fellow citizens — a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
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Página 353 - The Treasurer and Company of Adventurers and Planters of the City of London for the first Colony in Virginia.