 | Edmund Sears Morgan - 1959 - 184 pagina’s
...from his project. The gentleman tells us, America is obstinate; America is almost in open rebellion. I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions...would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest. I come not here armed at all points, with law cases and acts of parliament, with the statute-book... | |
 | Edward Cline - 2004 - 244 pagina’s
...emulate, a man who could say such things as, "I am sure I can save this country, and nobody else can," and "Three millions of people so dead to all the feelings...would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest." He denied Parliament's right, but Parliament exercised it nonetheless. Men envied his determination... | |
 | Merrill Jensen - 2004 - 754 pagina’s
...America, and heaped contemptuous scorn on George Grenville. He rejoiced, he said, in American resistance. "Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings...would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest." He came not, he said, armed with law cases and acts of Parliament and "the statute-book... | |
 | Mary Mostert - 2004 - 230 pagina’s
...almost in open rebellion. I rejoice that America has resisted. Three million of people so dead to all feelings of liberty, as voluntarily to submit to be...would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest."39 In other words, if the Americans submitted to the Stamp Act, they would be the kind of... | |
 | Edward Cline - 2005 - 340 pagina’s
...rebellion. Well, I rejoice that America has resisted!" he shouted to the House at large. "Three mllions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty...submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to makes slaves of the rest!" George Grenville averted his eyes from Pitt's glance with frosty insouciance.... | |
 | Diane Ravitch, Michael Ravitch - 2006 - 512 pagina’s
...eternity. WILLIAM PITT I rejoice that America has resisted. Three million of people so dead to all feelings of liberty, as voluntarily to submit to be...would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest. William Pitt the Elder (1708-1778) was probably the greatest and most popular leader of the... | |
 | Bruce Smith - 2006 - 461 pagina’s
...rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people,' he added, 'so dead to all the reelings of liberty, as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.'8* The opposition of the colonists took many forms — including resolutions, petitions,... | |
 | 2013 - 249 pagina’s
...tax on the colonies," he cried, " America is obstinate ; America is almost in open rebellion. Sir, I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people so dead to all feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves would have been fit instruments to make slaves... | |
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I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest. 
