| William Cranch - 1827 - 140 pages
...people, he uses this bold and energetic language, — " I say RIGHTS ; for such they have, undoubtedly, antecedent to all earthly government; — rights,...by human laws ; — rights, derived from the great Legislator of the Universe." Alluding to the struggle by the people against the confederacy of temporal... | |
| John Adams - United States - 1851 - 596 pages
...the power to assert the former or redress the latter. I say RIGHTS, for such they have, undoubtedly, antecedent to all earthly government, — Rights,...restrained by human laws — Rights, derived from the great Legislator of the universe. Since the promulgation of Christianity, the two greatest systems of tyranny... | |
| John Adams, Charles Francis Adams - Presidents - 1851 - 598 pages
...the power to assert the former or redress the latter. I say RIGHTS, for such they have, undoubtedly, antecedent to all earthly government, — Rights,...that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws — Eights, derived from the great Legislator of the vmiverse. Since the promulgation of Christianity,... | |
| George Bancroft - United States - 1852 - 490 pages
...inflamed, declaring, " AVC will not submit to the Stamp Act upon any account, or in any instance." " In this, we will no more submit to parliament than...restrained by human laws ; rights derived from the Great Legislator of the Universe." In the midst of this intense excitement, the Congress brought its deliberations... | |
| American literature - 1853 - 728 pages
...rights that were prior to charters, and would survive their ruin. The people caught the same spirit. From mouth to mouth flew the words of John Adams,...restrained by human laws ; rights derived from the great Legislator of the universe." We have no space to follow Mr. Bancroft through his luminous exposition... | |
| American literature - 1853 - 724 pages
...rights that were prior to charters, and would survive their ruin. The people caught the same spirit. From mouth to mouth flew the words of John Adams,...antecedent to all earthly government: rights that cannot be rejicalc or restrained by human laws; rights de rived from the great Legislator of th universe." We... | |
| GEORGE BANCROFT - 1857 - 482 pages
...inflamed, declaring, " we will not submit to the Stamp Act upon any account, or in any instance." '' In this, we will no more submit to parliament than...restrained by human laws; rights derived from the Great Legis.ator of the Universe." In the midst of this intense excitement, the Congress brought its deliberations... | |
| Lexington (Mass.) - Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775 - 1875 - 198 pages
...certain original, inherent rights belonging to the people, which/ parliament itself cannot deprive them of." John Adams : " You have rights antecedent to...restrained by human laws, rights derived from the great Legislator of the universe." James Otis : " Freedom and equality ! Death, with all its tortures, is... | |
| Sarah M S. Pereira - Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) - 1876 - 388 pages
...— and his burning words were echoed through every town and village in North America — 'the people have rights antecedent to all earthly government,...restrained by human laws, — rights derived from the Great Legislator of the universe. . . . There seems to be a direct and formal design on foot in Great Britain... | |
| George Bancroft - United States - 1876 - 614 pages
...more inflamed, dcclaring: "We will not submit to the stamp act upon any account or in any instance." " In this, we will no more submit to parliament than to the divan at Constantino- 1J^ pie." " We will ward it off till we can get France or Spain to protect us." From mouth... | |
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