A Life of Washington, Volume 2Harper & Brothers, 1835 |
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... finally with Spain and Holland . The necessity of the case , and the feeling of indignation , combined to produce new and more vigorous efforts , and the result of the French alliance was an augmentation of the British force in this ...
... finally with Spain and Holland . The necessity of the case , and the feeling of indignation , combined to produce new and more vigorous efforts , and the result of the French alliance was an augmentation of the British force in this ...
Halaman 59
... finally fell into the bottomless pit of infamy ; and no one pitied a man who was false to his country , with the example of Washington before him . His fate ought never to be forgotten , because it furnishes incontestible evidence ...
... finally fell into the bottomless pit of infamy ; and no one pitied a man who was false to his country , with the example of Washington before him . His fate ought never to be forgotten , because it furnishes incontestible evidence ...
Halaman 88
... Legislature of Vermont to pause , and finally to accept the propositions of Congress . The danger which menaced the ruin of our home and our country was thus arrested ; and again were they indebted , in a 88 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... Legislature of Vermont to pause , and finally to accept the propositions of Congress . The danger which menaced the ruin of our home and our country was thus arrested ; and again were they indebted , in a 88 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
Halaman 108
... finally closed , and the award of Providence given in favour of its defenders . The actors in the closing scene of that great revolution , whose consequences are beyond all calculation as to the future , deserve to be re- membered with ...
... finally closed , and the award of Providence given in favour of its defenders . The actors in the closing scene of that great revolution , whose consequences are beyond all calculation as to the future , deserve to be re- membered with ...
Halaman 114
... finally involved France , Spain , and Holland in hostilities with England , and its termination brought with it peace in the Old as well as the New World . The plan of operations against Yorktown was conceived with profound wis- dom ...
... finally involved France , Spain , and Holland in hostilities with England , and its termination brought with it peace in the Old as well as the New World . The plan of operations against Yorktown was conceived with profound wis- dom ...
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Halaman 159 - ... it is of infinite moment that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national union to your collective and individual happiness...
Halaman 160 - The basis of our political Systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government. But the Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People, is sacredly obligatory upon all.
Halaman 161 - The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty.
Halaman 162 - It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those intrusted with its administration to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism.
Halaman 118 - Happy in the confirmation of our Independence and Sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States of becoming a respectable nation, I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence; a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the support of the supreme Power of the Union, and the patronage of Heaven.
Halaman 157 - In looking forward to the moment which is intended to terminate the career of my public life, my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment of that debt of gratitude which I owe to my beloved country for the many honors it has conferred upon me...
Halaman 162 - Let it simply be asked where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation DESERT the oaths, which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice ; and let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion.
Halaman 158 - Here, perhaps, I ought to stop. But a solicitude for your welfare, which cannot end but with my life, and the apprehension of danger, natural to that solicitude, urge me, on an occasion like the present, to offer to your solemn contemplation...
Halaman 121 - We join you in commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, beseeching him to dispose the hearts and minds of its citizens, to improve the opportunity afforded them of becoming a happy and respectable nation. And for you, we address to him our earnest prayers that a life so beloved, may be fostered with all his care; that your days may be as happy as they have been illustrious ; and that he will finally give you that reward which this world cannot give.
Halaman 158 - ... to offer to your solemn contemplation and to recommend to your frequent review, some sentiments, which are the result of much reflection of no inconsiderable observation and which appear to me all-important to the permanency of your felicity as a people.