 | 1775 - 868 Seiten
...untraftable, whenever they fee the leaft attempt to wreft from them by force, or fhuffle from then by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. This fierce fpirit of Liberty is ftronger in the Englifh Colonies, probably, than in any other r people of the... | |
 | Josiah Tucker - 1775 - 68 Seiten
...Americans become fufpicibus, *' reftive, and untraStable, whenever they fee the ** leaft Attempt to wreft from them by Force, , •* or Shuffle from them by...they ** think the only Advantage worth living for.'* SIR,. I perfectly agree with you in your Defcription: And I will add farther, what you ehufe to conceal,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 Seiten
...reftive, and untractable, whenever they fee the leaft attempt to wreft from them by force, or muffle from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. This fierce fpirit of liberty is ftronger in the Ehglifh colonies probably than in any other people of the earth... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 Seiten
...reftjve, and untractable, whenever they fee the leaft attempt to wreft from them by force, or fhuffle from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. This fierce fpirit pf liberty is ftronger in the Englifh colonies probably than in any other people of the earth... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1801 - 368 Seiten
...reftive, and untractable, whenever they fee the leaft attempt to wreft from them by force, or fhuffle from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. This fierce fpirit of liberty is ftronger in the Englifh colonies probably than in any other people of the earth... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 452 Seiten
...reftive, and untractable, whenever they fee the leaft attempt to wreft from them by force, or fhuffle from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. This fierce fpirit of liberty is ftronger'in the EnglUh colonies probably than in any other people of the earth... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 Seiten
...colonies become suspicious, restive, and untractable, whenever they see the least attempt to wrest from them by force, or shuffle from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living fbr. This fierce spirit of liberty is stronger in the English colonies probably than in any other people... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 526 Seiten
...colonies becomesuspicioti', restive, and untractable, whenever they see the least attempt to wrest from them by force, or shuffle from them by chicane,...what they think the only advantage worth living for. Tl>is fierce spirit of liberty is stronger in the English colonies probably than in my other people... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 518 Seiten
...restive, and untractable, whenever they me the least attempt to wrest from them by force, or sliufflr from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for. Tl is fierce spirit ot liberty is stronger in the English colonies probabi) than in any other people... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1829 - 592 Seiten
...restive, and untractable, whenever they see the least ' attempt to wrest from them by force, or to shuffle from them ' by chicane, what they think the...and this ' from a great variety of powerful causes. First, the people of ' the colonies are descendants of Englishmen. England, Sir, ' is a nation which... | |
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In this character of the Americans a love of freedom is the predominating feature, which marks and distinguishes the whole ; and as an ardent is always a jealous affection, your colonies become suspicious, restive, and untractable, whenever they see the... 
