The Manual of Liberty, Or, Testimonies in Behalf of the Rights of Mankind; Selected from the Best Authorities, in Prose and Verse, and Methodically Arranged |
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... observe how au- thors of ability and research , however various may be their creed , consent in the support of some common and irresistible dogmas . It will not be uninstructive to perceive , how truth , all powerful , all radiant truth ...
... observe how au- thors of ability and research , however various may be their creed , consent in the support of some common and irresistible dogmas . It will not be uninstructive to perceive , how truth , all powerful , all radiant truth ...
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... observed in the haughty offender , who muttered out his dislike of the encouragement this way of thinking must give to the common- alty , who , he said , were to be considered as per- sons of no consequence in comparison of men who were ...
... observed in the haughty offender , who muttered out his dislike of the encouragement this way of thinking must give to the common- alty , who , he said , were to be considered as per- sons of no consequence in comparison of men who were ...
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... observed , Do you know why you repute him tall ? You take into the account the height of his pattens , whereas the pedestal is no part of the statue . Measure him without his stilts , let him lay aside his revenues and his titles , let ...
... observed , Do you know why you repute him tall ? You take into the account the height of his pattens , whereas the pedestal is no part of the statue . Measure him without his stilts , let him lay aside his revenues and his titles , let ...
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... observe the latter sacrificing pleasure , repose , wealth , power , and even life itself to the preservation of that single treasure , which is so much disdained by those who have lost it ; when I see free born animals dash their brains ...
... observe the latter sacrificing pleasure , repose , wealth , power , and even life itself to the preservation of that single treasure , which is so much disdained by those who have lost it ; when I see free born animals dash their brains ...
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