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Pagina 107 - Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Pagina 94 - And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? Let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in battle, and another man take her.
Pagina 94 - And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, ( What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.
Pagina 42 - That after the first three years, 'when the proportion of money arising out of each Colony to the General Treasury can be known, the number of Members to be chosen, for each Colony shall from time to time in all ensuing Elections be regulated by that proportion (yet so as that the Number to be chosen by any one province be not more than seven nor less than two).
Pagina 122 - LAWS of this government, to the great end of all government, viz: to support power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of power; that they may be free by their just obedience, and the magistrates honourable for their just administration: for liberty without obedience is confusion, and obedience without liberty is slavery.
Pagina 37 - Parliament of Great Britain, by virtue of which one general government may be formed in America, including all the said Colonies, within and under which government each Colony may retain its present constitution, except in the particulars wherein a change may be directed by the said act, as hereafter follows.
Pagina 155 - FOR the well governing of this Province and Territories, there shall be an Assembly yearly chosen, by the Freemen thereof, to consist of Four Persons out of each County, of most Note for Virtue, Wisdom and Ability, (or of a greater number at any Time, as the Governor and Assembly shall agree) upon the First Day of October for ever; and shall sit on the Fourteenth Day of the...
Pagina 52 - That a Quorum of the Grand Council, empowered to act with the President-General, do consist of twenty-five members, among whom there shall be one or more from a majority of the colonies.
Pagina 23 - Governments for the general defence of his Majesty's subjects and interests in North America, as well in time of peace as of war...
Pagina 32 - ... one assembly waiting to see what another will do, being afraid of doing more than its share, or desirous of doing less; or refusing to do any thing, because its country is not at present so much exposed as others, or because another will reap more immediate advantage...
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | The works of Benjamin Franklin: with notes and a life of the author by J. Sparks, Volume 3 The works of Benjamin Franklin: with notes and a life of the author by J. Sparks, Benjamin Franklin |
| Auteur | Benjamin Franklin |
| Redacteur | Jared Sparks |
| Editie | herzien |
| gepubliceerd | 1840 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Oxford University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 4 aug 2006 |
| Citatie exporteren | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |