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- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Democracy in America, Volume II, Part B
sanctity of such rights, the injury done is confined to the individual whose right is infringed; but to violate such a right, at the present day, is deeply to corrupt … general that the right of forming part of a jury, like the right of electing representatives, is open to all the citizens: the exercise of this right, however
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Democracy in America, Volume II, Part A
precept and example, that what is useful is never wrong. Will nobody undertake to make them understand how what is right may be useful? No power upon earth can prevent … That the Americans Apply the Principle of Interest Rightly Understood to Religious Matters IF the principle of interest rightly understood had nothing but the present world in view, it would
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012The American Scholar
ship. In this distribution of functions, the scholar is the delegated intellect. In the right state, he is, Man Thinking. In the degenerate state, when the victim of society … master? But the old oracle said, `All things have two handles: beware of the wrong one.’ In life, too often, the scholar errs with mankind and forfeits his privilege
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Democracy in America, Volume I, Part B
Such are the rights which regulate the civil and political condition of the citizens. No society can exist without civil and political rights. These rights therefore interest all the citizens … interest rightly understood. They hold that every man is born in possession of the right of self-government and that no one has the right of constraining his fellow- creatures
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Democracy in America, Volume 1, Part A
than their own. Accordingly, they exhibited none of those indistinct, incoherent notions of right and wrong, none of that deep corruption of manners, which is usually joined with ignorance … political world; every citizen must be put in possession of his rights, or rights must be granted to no one. For nations which are arrived at the same stage
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012American Anti-Slavery Society’s Declaration of Sentiments
them.... Their grievances, great as they were, were trifling in comparison with the wrongs and sufferings of those for whom we plead. Our fathers were never slaves — never bought … property, but restoring it to its rightful owner; it is not wronging the master, but righting the slave — restoring him to himself: Because immediate and general emancipation would only destroy
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Sleep not longer, O Choctaws and Chickasaws
people and when blood is shed we have to make atonement whether right or wrong, at the cost of the lives of our greatest chiefs, and the yielding … prepare to vindicate themselves, and manifest a determined resolution to do themselves right whenever they are wronged? Far otherwise. Then haste to the relief of our common cause
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address
anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad; a jealous care of the right of election by the people — a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped … legal administration of your affairs. I shall often go wrong through defect of judgment. When right, I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions will not command
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Letter from Birmingham Jail
Supreme Court, for it is morally right; and I can urge them to disobey segregation ordinances, for they are morally wrong. Let us consider a more concrete example of just … said: “The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason.” I wish you had commended the Negro sit-inners and demonstrators of Birmingham
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Winston Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech
baffling times. I shall certainly avail myself of this freedom, and feel the more right to do so because any private ambitions I may have cherished in my younger days … devoutly trust it may be done forthwith. It would nevertheless be wrong and imprudent to entrust the secret knowledge or experience of the atomic bomb, which the United States, Great
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Cross of Gold
fastening the gold standard upon this country, or who is willing to surrender the right of self-government and place the legislative control of our affairs in the hands … declare in favor of international bimetallism--thereby declaring that the gold standard is wrong and that the principle of bimetallism is better--these very people four months ago were open
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Not Yours to Give
answer him and the fact is, I was so fully convinced that he was right, I did not want to. But I must satisfy him and I said … again upon one condition. You say that you are convinced that your vote was wrong. Your acknowledgment of it will do more good than beating
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121st Innaugural Address
perform any constitutional duty; moved by no interest or passion to invade the rights of others; anxious to cultivate peace and commerce with all nations, if we may not hope … acquit us of having needlessly engaged in it. Doubly justified by the absence of wrong on our part, and by wanton aggression on the part of others, there
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012A Declaration of the Causes which Impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union
than it was during the existence of the Republic of Texas. These and other wrongs we have patiently borne in the vain hope that a returning sense of justice … perpetuate the amity between the members of the confederacy and to secure the rights of the slave-holding States in their domestic institutions-- a provision founded in justice and wisdom
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Georgia Secession
purpose not to submit to the rule of the authors of all these wrongs and injuries, have by a large majority committed the Government of the United States into their … North and the conflict began. Northern anti-slavery men of all parties asserted the right to exclude slavery from the territory by Congressional legislation and demanded the prompt and efficient
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012‘House Divided’ Speech
wiser to-day than he was yesterday‹that he may rightfully change when he finds himself wrong. But can we, for that reason, run ahead, and infer that he will
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
there not be a government in which the majorities do not virtually decide right and wrong, but conscience?--in which majorities decide only those questions to which the rule … checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong, with moral questions; and betting naturally accompanies it. The character of the voters
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012The Lyceum Address
that is, the thing is right within itself, and therefore deserves the protection of all law and all good citizens; or, it is wrong, and therefore proper to be prohibited
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012George Washington’s Farewell Address to the People of the United States
laws, and to maintain all in the secure and tranquil enjoyment of the rights of persons and property. I have already intimated to you the danger of parties … people the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
consideracion and endeavoured to bee settled, Be it therefore ordered and enacted by the Right Honourable Cecilius Lord Baron of Baltemore absolute Lord and Proprietary of this Province with … intent and meaning thereof directly or indirectly either in person or estate willfully to wrong disturbe trouble or molest any person whatsoever within this Province professing to beleive in Jesus