Letters: Selections from the Private and Political Correspondence, Telling the Story of American Independence and the Founding of the American Government |
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My cursed fingers gave them such a rent , as I fear I never shall get over . This ,
cried I , was the last stroke Satan had in reserve for me ; he knew I cared not for
anything else he could do to me , and was determined to try his last most fatal ...
My cursed fingers gave them such a rent , as I fear I never shall get over . This ,
cried I , was the last stroke Satan had in reserve for me ; he knew I cared not for
anything else he could do to me , and was determined to try his last most fatal ...
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On the other hand , shake off all the fears and servile prejudices , under which
weak minds are servilely crouched . ... existence of a God ; because , if there be
one , he must more approve of the homage of reason , than that of blindfolded
fear .
On the other hand , shake off all the fears and servile prejudices , under which
weak minds are servilely crouched . ... existence of a God ; because , if there be
one , he must more approve of the homage of reason , than that of blindfolded
fear .
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A wonderful and rapid change is taking place in Pennsylvania , Jersey , and New
York . Congress is daily plied with petitions against the alien and sedition laws
and standing armies . Several parts of this State are so violent that we fear an ...
A wonderful and rapid change is taking place in Pennsylvania , Jersey , and New
York . Congress is daily plied with petitions against the alien and sedition laws
and standing armies . Several parts of this State are so violent that we fear an ...
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