The Life and Times of John Jay: Secretary of Foreign Affairs Under the Confederation and First Chief Justice of the United States : with a Sketch of Public Events from the Opening of the Revolution to the Election of JeffersonDodd, Mead, 1887 - 370 strani |
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The Life and Times of John Jay: Secretary of Foreign Affairs Under the ... William Whitelock Predogled ni na voljo - 2016 |
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Stran 362 - We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, to insure domestic tranquillity, to provide for the common defence, to promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Stran 356 - WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, DO ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH THIS CONSTITUTION.
Stran 351 - Catholic neighbors, should be able to carry the point of taxation, and reduce us to a state of perfect humiliation and slavery. Such an enterprise would doubtless make some addition to your national debt, which already presses down your liberties, and fills you with pensioners and placemen.
Stran 352 - ... tell you, that we will never submit to be hewers of wood or drawers of water, for any ministry or nation in the world. Place us in the same situation that we were at the close of the last war, and our former harmony will be restored.
Stran 238 - A neutral government is bound— First, to use due diligence to prevent the fitting out, arming, or equipping, within its jurisdiction, of any vessel which it has reasonable ground to believe is intended to cruise or to carry on war against a power with which it is at peace...
Stran 343 - Why, then, are the proprietors of the soil of America less lords of their property than you are of yours? or why should they submit it to the disposal of your Parliament, or any other parliament or...
Stran 351 - May not a Ministry with the same armies enslave you? It may be said you will cease to pay them; but remember, the taxes from America, the wealth, and we may add the men, and particularly the Roman Catholics of this vast continent, will then be in the power of your enemies; nor will you have any reason to expect that after making slaves of us, many among us should refuse to assist in reducing you to the same abject state.
Stran 341 - WHEN a nation, led to greatness by the hand of liberty, and possessed of all the glory that heroism, munificence, and humanity can bestow, descends to the ungrateful task of forging chains for her friends and children, and instead of giving support to freedom, turns advocate for slavery and oppression, there is reason to suspect she has ceased to be virtuous, or been extremely negligent in the appointment of her rulers.
Stran 238 - ... carry on war against a Power with which it is at peace; and also to use like diligence to prevent the departure from its jurisdiction of any vessel intended to cruise or carry on war as above, such vessel having been specially adapted, in whole or in part, within such jurisdiction, to warlike use.
Stran 347 - ... While the town was suspended by deliberations on this important subject, the tea was destroyed. Even supposing a trespass was thereby committed, and the Proprietors of the tea entitled to damages.— The Courts of Law were open, and Judges appointed by the Crown presided in them.— The East India Company however did not think proper to commence any suits, nor did they even demand satisfaction, either from individuals or from the community in general.