The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast ...Brann publishers, Incorporated, 1919 |
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The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 4 William Cowper Brann Visualização integral - 1919 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
Alfred Austin American anent Apostle balance of trade Baptist Baylor University beauty become beneath bipeds Bob Ingersoll brains brethren Brother Christ Christian church citizens civilization Cleveland Cranfill crime currency dead death declared Democratic devil doctor dollar earth editor Epictetus evil fact faith fellow female fight free silver Galveston give gold gold-bugs head heart Heaven Hell honor Houston Post human ICONOCLAST industrial Ingersoll John Bull labor ladies Ladonia land latter living Lord Mexico millions Miss moral nation never paper Paregoric party play political politicians polygamy prayer preachers president Prince Prohibition Protestant Rebecca Merlindy reform religion religious Riddle saloonist Sam Jones shame silver social society soul sweet Texas there's thing thousand tion transform true Uncle Sam Uncle William Waco wants wealth woman women young
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Página 302 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them ; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority ; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened ; the honest payment of our debts and sacred preservation of the public faith...
Página 302 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies; the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Página 302 - ... the preservation of the General Government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet 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 by the sword of revolution where peaceable remedies are unprovided...
Página 303 - ... others by doing them all the good in my power, and to be instrumental to the happiness and freedom of all. Relying, then, on the patronage of your good will, I advance with obedience to the work, ready to retire from it whenever you become sensible how much better choice it is in your power to make. And may that Infinite Power which rules the destinies of the universe lead our councils to what is best, and give them a favorable issue for your peace and prosperity.
Página 303 - Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.
Página 194 - He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the lascivious pleasing of a lute...
Página 300 - Let me now take a more comprehensive view and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally.
Página 300 - ... the public councils, and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection.
Página 5 - Tis left to fly or fall alone. With wounded wing, or bleeding breast, Ah ! where shall either victim rest ? Can this with faded pinion soar From rose to tulip as before? Or Beauty, blighted in an hour, Find joy within her broken bower...
Página 300 - In contemplating the causes which may disturb our union, it occurs as matter of serious concern that any ground should have been furnished for characterizing parties by geographical discriminations Northern and Southern, Atlantic and Western...