The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: 1784-1787G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1894 |
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Page 56
... . They generally pay by the ton , by the meas- ure , by the weight , & not by the value . Besides if A. sends a million's worth of goods to B. & takes back but the half of that , and each pays 56 [ 1785 THE WRITINGS OF of B Franklin.
... . They generally pay by the ton , by the meas- ure , by the weight , & not by the value . Besides if A. sends a million's worth of goods to B. & takes back but the half of that , and each pays 56 [ 1785 THE WRITINGS OF of B Franklin.
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... million of dollars . Would it not be prudent to send a minister to Portu- gal ? Our commerce with that country is very im- portant . Perhaps more so than with any other country in Europe . It is possible too that they might permit our ...
... million of dollars . Would it not be prudent to send a minister to Portu- gal ? Our commerce with that country is very im- portant . Perhaps more so than with any other country in Europe . It is possible too that they might permit our ...
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... millions of livres , in exchange for her merchandise ; but at present , these articles are to be counted as nothing . 2. Potash . An experiment is making whether this can be brought here . We hope it may , but at present it stands for ...
... millions of livres , in exchange for her merchandise ; but at present , these articles are to be counted as nothing . 2. Potash . An experiment is making whether this can be brought here . We hope it may , but at present it stands for ...
Page 119
... millions of livres for this article ; that for such portions of it as were bought in London , they sent the money directly there , and for what they bought in the United States , the money was still remitted to London , by bills of ...
... millions of livres for this article ; that for such portions of it as were bought in London , they sent the money directly there , and for what they bought in the United States , the money was still remitted to London , by bills of ...
Page 120
... millions , which was so considerable , as to render them fearful of tampering with it ; that the collection of this revenue by way of Farm , was of very ancient date , and that it was always hazardous to alter arrangements of long stand ...
... millions , which was so considerable , as to render them fearful of tampering with it ; that the collection of this revenue by way of Farm , was of very ancient date , and that it was always hazardous to alter arrangements of long stand ...
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Page 467 - What signify a few lives lost in a century or two ? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Page 184 - He has constrained our fellow citizens taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.
Page 480 - Above all things I hope the education of the common people will be attended to; convinced that on their good sense we may rely with the most security for the preservation of a due degree of liberty.
Page 268 - I think by far the most important bill in our whole code, is that for the diffusion of knowledge among the people. No other sure foundation can be devised, for the preservation of freedom and happiness.
Page 334 - In fact, it is comfortable to see the standard of reason at length erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind has been held in vassalage by kings, priests, and nobles : and it is honorable for us, to have produced the first legislature who had the courage to declare, that the reason of man may be trusted with the formation of his own opinions.
Page 105 - Were I to indulge my own theory, I should wish them to practise neither commerce nor navigation, but to stand, with respect to Europe, precisely on the footing of China. We should thus avoid wars, and all our citizens would be husbandmen.
Page 360 - If once they become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions, and experience declares that man is the only animal which devours his own kind; for I can apply no milder term to the governments of Europe and to the general prey of the rich on the poor.
Page 362 - I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.
Page 370 - The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the Atmosphere.