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" I purpose that which is extraordinary, and to leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief, that the will of one man may not hinder the good of a whole country... "
Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Penn - Page 478
by Thomas Clarkson - 1813
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ...

1814 - 1112 pages
...(alluding to tht-se articles), I purpose that which is extraordinary, and leave myself and succes•ors no power of doing mischief, that the will of one man may not binder the good of a whole country.' '• The Conditions and Frame of Government having been mutually...
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The American Preceptor Improved:: Being a New Selection of Lessons for ...

Caleb Bingham - 1820 - 226 pages
...mischiefs in government, and now it is in my power to settle one, I purpose to leave myself and my successors no power of doing mischief, that the will...one man may not hinder the good of a whole country. 4. But this was not all; he took the utmost care to protect the Indians in their rights, and to prevent...
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The American Preceptor

Caleb Bingham - 1825 - 234 pages
...mischiefs in government, and now it is in my power to settle one, I purpose to leave myself and my successors no power of doing mischief, that the will...one man may not hinder the good of a whole country. 4. But this was not all; he took the utmost care to protect the Indians in their rights, and to prevent...
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Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 1

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - 1826 - 452 pages
...liberty and privilege," says this upright law giver, "I purpose that which is extraordinary, and to leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief...that the will of one man may not hinder the good of an whole country : but to publish those things now and here as matters stand, would not be wise," &c....
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The History of the Rise and Progress of the United States of North ..., Volume 2

James Grahame - 1827 - 546 pages
...to settle one. For the matters of liberty and privilege, I purpose that which is extraordinary, and leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief,...one man may not hinder the good of a whole country." The liberal institutions that arose shortly after in Pennsylvania, and the happiness of which they...
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Annals of Philadelphia,: Being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdotes ...

John Fanning Watson - 1830 - 902 pages
...says: •• For the matters of liberty and privilege, I purpose that which is extraordinary, and to leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief...one man may not hinder the good of a whole country." Embued with such maxims of government, it was to be expected that the efficiency of his practical philosophy...
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The History of the United States of North America, Till the ..., Volume 2

James Grahame - 1833 - 556 pages
...to settle one. For the matters of liberty and privilege, I purpose that which is extraordinary, and leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief,...one man may not hinder the good of a whole country." The liberal institutions that arose shortly after in Pennsylvania, and the happiness of which they...
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Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania, Volume 12

1834 - 438 pages
...to settle one. For the mutters of liberty and privilege I purpose that which is extraordinary; and leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief,...one man may not hinder the good of a whole country. A government is free to the people under it, when- the laws rule and the people are a party to those...
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The Gallery of Portraits:: With Memoirs ....

1836 - 506 pages
...should be adjudged by twelve men, six of each. And he declares his intention " to leave myself and my successors no power of doing mischief ; that the will...one man may not hinder the good of a whole country." This constitution, as originally organized by Penn, consisted, says Mr. Clarkson, " of a Governor,...
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The History of the United States of North America, from the ..., Volume 2

James Grahame - 1836 - 466 pages
...is extraordinary, and leave myBOOK self and successors no power of doing mischief, that the will VIL of one man may not hinder the good of a whole country." 1681. The liberal institutions that arose shortly after in Pennsylvania, and the happiness of which...
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