The American Enlightenment: The Shaping of the American Experiment and a Free SocietyAdrienne Koch |
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... whole , shall think it for the interest of the whole to reenact some or all of them . It is not that I imagine so many representatives will be allowed the colonies , as to have any great weight by their numbers ; but I think there might ...
... whole , shall think it for the interest of the whole to reenact some or all of them . It is not that I imagine so many representatives will be allowed the colonies , as to have any great weight by their numbers ; but I think there might ...
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... whole code must be reviewed , adapted to our republican form of government ; and now that we had no negatives of Councils , Governors , and Kings to restrain us from doing right , it should be corrected , in all its parts , with a ...
... whole code must be reviewed , adapted to our republican form of government ; and now that we had no negatives of Councils , Governors , and Kings to restrain us from doing right , it should be corrected , in all its parts , with a ...
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... whole generation . Individuals are parts only of a society , subject to the laws of the whole . These laws may ap- propriate the portion of land occupied by a decedent to his creditor rather than to any other , or to his child on ...
... whole generation . Individuals are parts only of a society , subject to the laws of the whole . These laws may ap- propriate the portion of land occupied by a decedent to his creditor rather than to any other , or to his child on ...
Contents
IntroductionAdrienne Koch | 19 |
Reading and Writing | 56 |
LETTERS | 69 |
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