Jefferson's Letters: Selections from the Private and Political Correspondence, Telling the Story of American Independence and the Founding of the American GovernmentHale, 1939 - 374 Seiten |
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... question proposed in yours of June the 14th ; " whether it would be useful to us , to carry all our own productions , or none ? " Were we perfectly free to decide this question , I should reason as follows . We have now lands enough to ...
... question proposed in yours of June the 14th ; " whether it would be useful to us , to carry all our own productions , or none ? " Were we perfectly free to decide this question , I should reason as follows . We have now lands enough to ...
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... question , whether one generation of men has a right to bind another , seems never to have been started either on this or our side of the water . Yet it is a question of such consequences as not only to merit decision , but place also ...
... question , whether one generation of men has a right to bind another , seems never to have been started either on this or our side of the water . Yet it is a question of such consequences as not only to merit decision , but place also ...
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... question ; not by the line which has been so confidently counted on ; the laws of nature control this ; but by the Potomac , Ohio and Missouri , or more probably , the Mississippi upwards to our northern boundary . My only comfort and ...
... question ; not by the line which has been so confidently counted on ; the laws of nature control this ; but by the Potomac , Ohio and Missouri , or more probably , the Mississippi upwards to our northern boundary . My only comfort and ...
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Adams America become believe body called character circumstances citizens commerce common Congress consider Constitution DEAR SIR,-I declaration dispositions doubt duty earth endeavor enemy England esteem Europe executive favor fear federalists foreign France Franklin freedom freedom of religion give habeas corpus hand happiness HENRY DEARBORN honor hope idea Indians interest JAMES MADISON January January 11 JOHN ADAMS July June King labor lands letter liberty Lord Cornwallis ment mind MONTICELLO moral nation nature never object observed occasion opinion PARIS party peace perhaps person PHILADELPHIA political POPLAR FOREST possession present President principles probably produce proposed question received religion render republican respect revolution sensible sentiments SIR,-Your society Spain suppose things THOMAS PAINE tion truth United Virginia vote WASHINGTON whole Williamsburg wish write