 I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people so dead to all the feelings of liberty, as voluntarily to let themselves be made slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of all the rest.  A History of the British Army - Page 28by Sir John William Fortescue - 1902Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1839 - 964 pages
...We are told that America is obstinate — that America is almost in open rebellion ; Sir, I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty, as to submit to be slaves, would have been fit to make slaves of the rest." This was the language then... | |
 | John Burk - Slavery - 1805 - 490 pages
...his project. We are told America is obstinate — America is almost in open rebellion. Sir, 1 rejoice that America has resisted ; three millions of people so dead to all the feelings of liberty, as voluutarily to submit to be slaves, would have been CHAP, fit instruments to make slaves of all the... | |
 | Francis Plowden - Ireland - 1806 - 516 pages
...with rebellion, as Ulster is now, " I rejoice that A" merica has resisted," said that great man. " Three millions " of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily, to M submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make " slaves of the rest. If America was... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Great Britain - 1809 - 608 pages
...project. The gentleman tell us America is obstinate ; America is almost in open rebellion. 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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...project. The gentleman tells us America is obstinate; America is ahuost in open rebellion. 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... | |
 | John Aikin - Great Britain - 1816 - 540 pages
...most strenuous supporters ; and in the warmth of debate he did not hesitate to exclaim, " 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... | |
 | John Aikin - Great Britain - 1820 - 538 pages
...most strenuous supporters ; and in the warmth of debate he did not hesitate to exclaim, " 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... | |
 | North American review - 1896 - 780 pages
...precisely ten years before : " This kingdom has no right to lay a taz on the colonies.; Sir, I rejoice Chat America has resisted. Three millions of people, so...voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been lit initraments to make slaves of the rest."3 VI. Thus, ever since its first announcement to the world,... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1824 - 434 pages
...speech he said, " We are told America is obstinate — America is in open rebellion. Sir, I rejoice that America has resisted ; three millions of people...the feelings of liberty, as voluntarily to submit to he slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of all the rest. I am no courtier of America.... | |
 | William Jones - 1825 - 452 pages
...them. Mr Pitt denied the right, and in the warmth of debate did not hesitate to exclaim, " 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... | |
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