Jefferson's Letters: Selections from the Private and Political Correspondence of Thomas Jefferson, Telling the Story of American Independence and the Founding of the American GovernmentWisconsin Hale, 1986 - 374 Seiten |
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... duty was established too indulgent to his indolence . This is the first opportunity we have had of try- ing it , and it has completely failed ; an issue foreseen by many , and for which remedies have been proposed . That of classing the ...
... duty was established too indulgent to his indolence . This is the first opportunity we have had of try- ing it , and it has completely failed ; an issue foreseen by many , and for which remedies have been proposed . That of classing the ...
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... duty . They have a right to be free , and we a right to aid them , as a strong man has a right to assist a weak one assailed by a robber or murderer . Dictator's Promises TO BENJAMIN AUSTIN , ESQ . MONTICELLO , February 9 , 1816 . I am ...
... duty . They have a right to be free , and we a right to aid them , as a strong man has a right to assist a weak one assailed by a robber or murderer . Dictator's Promises TO BENJAMIN AUSTIN , ESQ . MONTICELLO , February 9 , 1816 . I am ...
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... duty , therefore , calls on us to take part in the present war of Europe , and a golden harvest offers itself in reward for doing nothing , peace and neutrality seem to be our duty and interest . We may gratify ourselves , indeed , with ...
... duty , therefore , calls on us to take part in the present war of Europe , and a golden harvest offers itself in reward for doing nothing , peace and neutrality seem to be our duty and interest . We may gratify ourselves , indeed , with ...
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