 And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God?  America and the American People - Seite 99von Friedrich von Raumer - 1846 - 512 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Torrey Morse (Jr.) - 1898 - 362 Seiten
...labor for him." He then adds this alarming suggestion, which has been often repeated since his day : " And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure...in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God ? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath ? Indeed, I tremble for my... | |
 | John Fiske - 1897 - 462 Seiten
...proprietors of slaves a very small proportion, indeed, are ever seen to labour. And can the liberties of the nation be thought secure when we have removed their...in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God ? that they are not to be violated but with his wrath ? Indeed, I tremble for my... | |
 | Howard Walter Caldwell - 1898 - 268 Seiten
...of the people their industry also is destroyed. . . . And can the liberties of a nation be '.bought secure, when we have removed their only firm basis,...in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country... | |
 | Edwin Doak Mead - 1899 - 758 Seiten
...earliest and most earnest opponents of slavery. Already in his *' Notes on Virginia" he had written : "Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when...a conviction in the minds of the people that these libertiesare the gift of God, that they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble... | |
 | William Elsey Connelley - 1900 - 442 Seiten
...so true, that of the proprietors of slaves a very small proportion, indeed, are ever seen to labor. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure,...basis — a conviction in the minds of the people that their liberties are the gift of God? that they are not to be violated but with His wrath ? Indeed,... | |
 | Howard Walter Caldwell - 1900 - 278 Seiten
...of the people their industry also is destroyed. . . . And can the liberties of a nation be '.bought secure, when we have removed their only firm basis,...in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country... | |
 | William Livingstone - 1900 - 596 Seiten
...Jefferson, filled with a love of liberty, exclaimed: "Can the liberties of a Nation be ever ttM>Mn] secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that their liberties are the GIFT OF GOD? that they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I... | |
 | John Fiske - 1900 - 502 Seiten
...labour. And can the liberties of the nation be thought secure when we have removed their only 1 84 firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God ? that they are not to be violated but with his wrath ? Indeed, I tremble for my... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - 1901 - 474 Seiten
...enemies; destroys the morals of the one and the liberty of the other! And can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed their only firm basis...the people that these liberties are the gift of God, and that they cannot be violated without His wrath ? Indeed, I tremble for my country, when I reflect... | |
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