The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee of Foreign Affairs in the American Revolution : to which is Prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Author's Life, Volumen1G. Davidson, 1824 |
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... land , with all necessary buildings attached to it ; situated in New - Ro- chelle , West Chester county . Dissertations on Government , the affairs of the Bank , and Paper Money was published in 1786. The occasion of it was as follows ...
... land , with all necessary buildings attached to it ; situated in New - Ro- chelle , West Chester county . Dissertations on Government , the affairs of the Bank , and Paper Money was published in 1786. The occasion of it was as follows ...
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... land in Britain as in France , with this difference , that instead of proceeding directly from his mouth , it is handed to the people under the formidable shape of an act of parliament . For the fate of Charles I. hath only made kings ...
... land in Britain as in France , with this difference , that instead of proceeding directly from his mouth , it is handed to the people under the formidable shape of an act of parliament . For the fate of Charles I. hath only made kings ...
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... land in Britain as in France , with this difference , that instead of procecding directly from his mouth , it is handed to the people under the formidable shape of an act of parliament . For the fate of Charles I. hath only made kings ...
... land in Britain as in France , with this difference , that instead of procecding directly from his mouth , it is handed to the people under the formidable shape of an act of parliament . For the fate of Charles I. hath only made kings ...
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... land ; yet , as sudden transitions of temper are seldom lasting , Henry in his turn was driven from the throne , and Edward recalled to succeed him . The parliament always following the strongest side . This contest began in the reign ...
... land ; yet , as sudden transitions of temper are seldom lasting , Henry in his turn was driven from the throne , and Edward recalled to succeed him . The parliament always following the strongest side . This contest began in the reign ...
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... land and any foreign power , the trade of America goes to ruin , because of her connexion with Britain . The next war may not turn out like the last , and should it not , the advo- cates for reconciliation now will be wishing for ...
... land and any foreign power , the trade of America goes to ruin , because of her connexion with Britain . The next war may not turn out like the last , and should it not , the advo- cates for reconciliation now will be wishing for ...
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Página 342 - Nor can any man, who acknowledges the being of a God, be justly deprived or abridged of any civil right as a citizen, on account of his religious sentiments or peculiar mode of religious worship...
Página 18 - And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
Página 18 - A French bastard landing with an armed banditti, and establishing himself king of England against the consent of the natives, is in plain terms a very paltry rascally original. - It certainly hath no divinity in it.
Página 19 - Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one: for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries by a Government, which we might expect in a country without Government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer.. Government, like dress, is the badge of lost innocence; the palaces of kings are built upon the ruins of the bowers of paradise.
Página 26 - ... twenty years of our lives is to become a precedent for the next twenty. But even this is admitting more than is true; for I answer roundly that America would have flourished as much, and probably much more, had no European power taken any notice of her.
Página 18 - And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king, which ye shall have chosen you ; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.
Página 68 - Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war by every decent method which wisdom could invent. Neither have I so much of the infidel in me as to suppose that He has relinquished the government of the world and given us up to the care of devils...
Página 342 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community...
Página 30 - Britain, and, still hoping for the best, are apt to call out, "Come, come, we shall be friends again, for all this." But examine the passions and feelings of mankind, Bring the doctrine of reconciliation to the touchstone of nature, and then tell me, whether you can hereafter love, honor, and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land?
Página 24 - An inquiry into the constitutional errors in the English form of government, is at this time highly necessary ; for as we are never in a proper condition of doing justice to others, while we continue under the influence of some leading partiality, so neither are we capable of doing it to ourselves while we remain fettered by any obstinate prejudice.