The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 17Issued under the auspices of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association of the United States, 1905 |
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... decided , therefore , not to enter into thein at that moment , and the rather , as we were speaking in French , in which language I did not choose to hazard myself . I withdrew from the objections of the tardiness of justice with us ...
... decided , therefore , not to enter into thein at that moment , and the rather , as we were speaking in French , in which language I did not choose to hazard myself . I withdrew from the objections of the tardiness of justice with us ...
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... decided , either in England or America , the laws of which countries are nearly the same . I. It is a question under the laws of those coun- tries , whether persons born before their separation , by our treaty with France . To sum up ...
... decided , either in England or America , the laws of which countries are nearly the same . I. It is a question under the laws of those coun- tries , whether persons born before their separation , by our treaty with France . To sum up ...
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... decided that they were the property of the State , I expected from their generosity , and the friendly disposition in America towards the subjects of France , that they would be favorable to the Chevalier de Mezieres . There is nothing ...
... decided that they were the property of the State , I expected from their generosity , and the friendly disposition in America towards the subjects of France , that they would be favorable to the Chevalier de Mezieres . There is nothing ...
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... decided by the laws of the land , whether she took them for her own use , or for the use of the State . For it is a general principle of our law , that conveyances to aliens pass the lands to the State ; and it may be urged , that ...
... decided by the laws of the land , whether she took them for her own use , or for the use of the State . For it is a general principle of our law , that conveyances to aliens pass the lands to the State ; and it may be urged , that ...
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... decided that they were the property of the State , I expected from their generosity , and the friendly disposition in America towards the subjects of France , that they would be favorable to the Chevalier de Mezieres . There is nothing ...
... decided that they were the property of the State , I expected from their generosity , and the friendly disposition in America towards the subjects of France , that they would be favorable to the Chevalier de Mezieres . There is nothing ...
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Page 434 - ... full many a gem of purest ray serene the dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear : full many a flower is born to blush unseen, and waste its sweetness on the desert air. some village Hampden that with dauntless breast the little tyrant of his fields withstood, some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood.
Page 374 - States and of amendments thereto, they constituted a general government for special purposes, delegated to that government certain definite powers, reserving, each State to itself, the residuary mass of right to their own self-government; and that whensoever the general government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force...
Page 426 - To fair Fidele's grassy tomb Soft maids and village hinds shall bring Each opening sweet of earliest bloom, And rifle all the breathing spring. No wailing ghost shall dare appear To vex with shrieks this quiet grove: But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No withered witch shall here be seen, No goblins lead their nightly crew; The female fays shall haunt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew! The red-breast oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little...
Page vi - And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God...
Page 407 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Page xli - Yet I doubt not thro' the ages one increasing purpose runs, And the thoughts of men are widen'd with the process of the suns.
Page 432 - OF man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly Muse...
Page iii - ... by doing them all the good in my power, and to be instrumental to the happiness and freedom of all. Relying, then, on the patronage of your good will, I advance with obedience to the work, ready to retire from it whenever you become sensible how much better choice it is in your power to make. And may that Infinite Power which rules the destinies of the universe lead our councils to what is best, and give them a favorable issue for your peace and prosperity.
Page 473 - I served with General Washington in the legislature of Virginia, before the Revolution, and, during it, with Dr. Franklin in Congress. I never heard either of them speak ten minutes at a time, nor to any but the main point which was to decide the question.
Page 384 - States (not merely in cases made federal) but in all cases whatsoever, by laws made, not with their consent, but by others against their consent: That this would be to surrender the form of government we have chosen, and to live under one deriving its powers from its own will, and not from our authority...