 | William Belsham - 1795 - 496 Seiten
...their taking up arms. "WE are reduced," say they, " 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 nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender... | |
 | John Dickinson - 1801 - 450 Seiten
...administration can inflict them, the complicated calamities of fire, sword, and famine. We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission...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... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 Seiten
...claims of Great Britain are then enumerated ; after which the manifesto proceeds : " We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission...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... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 648 Seiten
...claims of Great Britain are then enumerated ; after which the manifesto proceeds. ' ' We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission...we have counted the cost of this contest, and find noCHAP. in. thing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honour, 1775. justice, and humanity forbid us tamely... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 654 Seiten
...the claims of Great Britain are then enumerated; after which the manifesto proceeds. " We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission...the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force....the latter is our choice....we have counted the cost of this contest, and find noCHAP. HI.... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 Seiten
...of administration «an inflict them, the coru^iid calamities of fire, sword and famine. conditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The btter is our choice. We have counted the cobt of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1805 - 398 Seiten
...proceed thus, ."We are reduced to the alternative 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... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1806 - 392 Seiten
...are ' reduced to the alternative of chusing an unconditional' submission - to tyranny, or resitance by force. The latter, is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery, flondur, jnsticej iirid .humanity, forbid us tamely to; surrender... | |
 | Robert Renny - 1807 - 368 Seiten
...administration can inflict them, the complicated calamities of fire, sword, and famine. We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission...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... | |
 | Thomas Northmore - 1809 - 274 Seiten
...Salem spurns their boon ; 184. That sad necessity fyc. — Compare Ramsay, i. 335, *' We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission...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.... | |
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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... 
