The American Enlightenment: The Shaping of the American Experiment and a Free SocietyAdrienne Koch |
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... liberty , whenever and wherever it has existed . In Europe , they alone have preserved it against kings and people , wherever it has been preserved ; or , at least , with very little assistance from the people . One hideous despotism ...
... liberty , whenever and wherever it has existed . In Europe , they alone have preserved it against kings and people , wherever it has been preserved ; or , at least , with very little assistance from the people . One hideous despotism ...
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... liberty ; because property cannot be secure unless the man be at liberty to acquire , use , or part with it , at his discretion , and unless he have his personal liberty of life and limb , motion and rest , for that purpose . It implies ...
... liberty ; because property cannot be secure unless the man be at liberty to acquire , use , or part with it , at his discretion , and unless he have his personal liberty of life and limb , motion and rest , for that purpose . It implies ...
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... liberty " as though liberty could be spoken for without questions for how , by what means , at what cost , and through what work , courage and sacrifice that it is essential to remember that he had no illusions that liberty was absolute ...
... liberty " as though liberty could be spoken for without questions for how , by what means , at what cost , and through what work , courage and sacrifice that it is essential to remember that he had no illusions that liberty was absolute ...
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IntroductionAdrienne Koch | 19 |
Reading and Writing | 56 |
LETTERS | 69 |
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