 ... nothing can settle our affairs so expeditiously as an open and determined DECLARATION FOR INDEPENDENCE. Some of which are: First. It is the custom of nations, when any two are at war, for some other powers not engaged in the quarrel to step in as...  Radical Pioneers of the Eighteenth Century - Page 167by John Bowles Daly - 1886 - 252 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1776 - 746 pages
...contained in the fojlowing pages are not yet fuflidcntly fafhionable to procure them general favour. A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a fuperfici.il appearance of being fjfif, and raifes arfirft a formidable outcry in defence of cuflom.... | |
 | Hely Dutton - Agriculture - 1824 - 684 pages
...them hear with any degree of patience any attempt made at what they term encroachment or innovation. " A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong " gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and " raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of cus" torn ; but the tumult soon... | |
 | Thomas Paine - Political science - 1824 - 524 pages
...contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides.... | |
 | Thomas Paine - Political science - 1824 - 478 pages
...contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor ; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides.... | |
 | Thomas Paine - Political science - 1824 - 444 pages
...they maybe to think so, matters not, but many strong and striking reasons may be given, to show, that nothing can settle our affairs so expeditiously as an open and determined declaration for independence. Some of which are, 1st, It is the custom of nations, when any two are at war, for... | |
 | Thomas Paine - Political science - 1826 - 482 pages
...contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; along habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides.... | |
 | Thomas Paine - Political science - 1826 - 470 pages
...they may be to think so, matters not, but many strong and striking reasons may be given, to shew, that nothing can settle our affairs so expeditiously as an open and determined declaration for independence. Some of which are, First. — It is the custom of nations, when any two are at war,... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - New York (State) - 1832 - 930 pages
...the sentiments here contained are not ytt sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor : a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises a formidable outcry in defence of custom : but the tumult soon subsides —... | |
 | Thomas Paine - Political science - 1835 - 552 pages
...they may be to think so, matters not, but many strong and striking reasons may be given, to show, that nothing can settle our affairs so expeditiously as an open and determined declaration for independence. Some of which are, 1st, It is the custom of nations, when any two are at war, for... | |
 | 1859 - 802 pages
...the same family, differing only in wf,at is called thtir Christian names." All things considered, " nothing can settle our affairs so expeditiously as...long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superftcial appearance of being right"; but in a little time it will become familiar. " And until independence... | |
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