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" We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. "
History of the War of the Independence of the United States of America - Page 229
by Carlo Botta - 1840
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Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament ..., Volume 2

William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 496 pages
...to the alternative of unconditional submission, or resistance by force ; the latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find...surrender that freedom which we received from our ancestors, and which our posterity hvae a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the * Well might...
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The Political Writings of John Dickinson, Esquire: Late President ..., Volume 2

John Dickinson - United States - 1801 - 450 pages
...submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. — The latter is our choice. WE HAVE COUNTED THE COST OF THIS CONTEST, AND FIND NOTHING SO DREADFUL AS VOLUNTARY SLAVERY.— Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our...
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The History of the Discovery and Settlement: To the Present Time, of North ...

William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1804 - 432 pages
...then said, " \Ve are reduced to the alternative of choosing unconditional submission to the tyranny of ministers, or resistance by force. We have counted...and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery." About this time the continental congress unanimously appointed George Washington, esq. a native of...
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The life of George Washington, Volume 2; Volume 272

John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom, which we received from our...
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Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records of Time, to ...

William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 458 pages
...choosing unconditional submission to the tyrannv ..•; ministers, or resistance by force. We have counu 1 the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary shivery." great • Oeiu'ml Wanhin;ft vi rr-pm-d to the president of congress announcing Kin appointment,...
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The History of North and South America, from Its Discovery to ..., Volumes 1-2

Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...of chusing an unconditional submission to tyranny, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our...
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The History of North and South America: From Its Discovery to ..., Volumes 1-2

Richard Snowden - America - 1806 - 392 pages
...voluntary slavery, flondur, jnsticej iirid .humanity, forbid us tamely to; surrender that' freedoni which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity! have a vigfit to receive from us. Our ca'use is just ; our union isJ perfect ; our internal resources are...
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An History of Jamaica: With Observations on the Climate, Scenery, Trade ...

Robert Renny - Enslaved persons - 1807 - 368 pages
...submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful, as voluntary slavery. Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom, which we received from our...
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The Life of George Washington: First President, and Commander in Chief of ...

John Corry - 1809 - 262 pages
...choosing an unconditional submission to tyranny, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our...
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Washington, Or, Liberty Restored: A Poem, in Ten Books

Thomas Northmore - English poetry - 1809 - 274 pages
...submission to the tyranny of Irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful ae voluntary slavery." Ramsay, i. 211-2. 310. See Life of W. ii. 287-8. 329-30. 502—5—8. 195. those...
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