A Library of Universal Literature: In 4 Parts, Comprising Science, Biography, Fiction and the Great Orations. Pt.3: Orations, Band 6Collier, 1900 |
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... Virginia very aptly ex- pressed it ) , and a king will the sooner be set over us . It may be imagined by some that this is a Utopian idea , and that we can never find men to serve us in the executive department without paying them well ...
... Virginia very aptly ex- pressed it ) , and a king will the sooner be set over us . It may be imagined by some that this is a Utopian idea , and that we can never find men to serve us in the executive department without paying them well ...
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... Virginia , ever asserted the rights of negroes in stronger terms . Young as I was , and ignorant as I was , I shuddered at the doctrine he taught ; and I have all my life shuddered , and still shudder , at the consequences that may be ...
... Virginia , ever asserted the rights of negroes in stronger terms . Young as I was , and ignorant as I was , I shuddered at the doctrine he taught ; and I have all my life shuddered , and still shudder , at the consequences that may be ...
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... - forms his Majesty that the law had not been executed , because it was thought unconstitutional , Parliament not having authority over us . " WASHINGTON GEORGE WASHINGTON was born in Westmoreland , Virginia , 18 OTIS.
... - forms his Majesty that the law had not been executed , because it was thought unconstitutional , Parliament not having authority over us . " WASHINGTON GEORGE WASHINGTON was born in Westmoreland , Virginia , 18 OTIS.
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... Virginia , on February 22 , 1732. His great - grandfather , John Washington , settled in Virginia about 1657. John's eldest son , Lawrence , had three children , of whom Augus- tine was the second son . Augustine Washington married ...
... Virginia , on February 22 , 1732. His great - grandfather , John Washington , settled in Virginia about 1657. John's eldest son , Lawrence , had three children , of whom Augus- tine was the second son . Augustine Washington married ...
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... Virginia , and a unanimous vote made him its presid- ing officer . Beyond a few suggestive hints , he took no part in the debates , but he approved the Constitution which was ultimately devised , believing it , as he said , to be the ...
... Virginia , and a unanimous vote made him its presid- ing officer . Beyond a few suggestive hints , he took no part in the debates , but he approved the Constitution which was ultimately devised , believing it , as he said , to be the ...
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