When we fled from the oppressions of kings and parliaments in Europe, to found this great Republic in America, we brought with us the laws and the liberties, which formed a part of our heritage as Britons.

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Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit...

Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit...

We are laying the foundations of a government, which we hope may outlast the Pyramids.

We are laying the foundations of a government, which we hope may outlast the Pyramids.

The Normans came over, lance in hand, burning and trampling down every thing before them,...

The Normans came over, lance in hand, burning and trampling down every thing before them,...

And if this House is to be scared, by whatever influences, from its duty, to...

And if this House is to be scared, by whatever influences, from its duty, to...

Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will...

Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will...

Sir, allusion has been made, in an early stage of this debate, to the history...

Sir, allusion has been made, in an early stage of this debate, to the history...

It is impossible, in my mind, to distinguish between the refusal to receive a petition,...

It is impossible, in my mind, to distinguish between the refusal to receive a petition,...

The winged words uttered in this House have gone forth to the world, on their...

The winged words uttered in this House have gone forth to the world, on their...

This Republic was called into being, organized, and is upheld, by a great political doctrine.

This Republic was called into being, organized, and is upheld, by a great political doctrine.

These our great natural rights we keep to ourselves; we will not have them tampered...

These our great natural rights we keep to ourselves; we will not have them tampered...

Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles...

Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles...

The right of petition is an old undoubted household right of the blood of England,...

The right of petition is an old undoubted household right of the blood of England,...

Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this...

Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this...

You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the...

You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the...

The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of...

The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of...

I maintain that the House is bound by the Constitution to receive the petitions; after...

I maintain that the House is bound by the Constitution to receive the petitions; after...

Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting...

Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting...

A formal manipulator in mathematics often experiences the discomforting feeling that his pencil surpasses him...

A formal manipulator in mathematics often experiences the discomforting feeling that his pencil surpasses him...

Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The...

Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The...

No rational order of divine intelligence unites species. The natural ties are genealogical along contingent...

No rational order of divine intelligence unites species. The natural ties are genealogical along contingent...