...haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom, fortifies it, and renders it invincible. Permit me, sir, to add another circumstance in our colonies, which contributes no mean part toward the growth and effect of this untractable spirit — I mean their education. In no country perhaps...

...haughtiness^of domination combines with the spirit of freedom, fortifies it, and renders it invincible. Permit me, sir, to add another circumstance in our colonies, which contributes no mean part toward the growth and effect of this untractable spirit — I mean the;r education. In no country perhaps...

...that were royal provinees. aversion from 1 whatever tends to deprive them of their chief importance. Permit me, sir, to add another circumstance in our Colonies which contributes no mean part2 towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country,...

...that were royal provinces. aversion from 1 whatever tends to deprive them of their chief importance. Permit me, sir, to add another circumstance in our Colonies which contributes no mean part2 towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country,...

...full of lawyers." Edmund Burke, in 1785, speaking of the English colonies in America, declared that " In no country, perhaps, in the world is the law so...study. The profession itself is numerous and powerful." Not only is the complaint that the profession is crowded an old one, but it seems to be a general one....

...haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom, fortifies it, and renders it invincible. 7. Permit me, sir, to add another circumstance in our...which contributes no mean part towards the growth and effec? 140 of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is...

...haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom, fortifies it, and renders it invincible. 7. Permit me, sir, to add another circumstance in our...contributes no mean part towards the growth and effect ,4o of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law...

...Burke said of Americans, in another line, is true of them in their devotion to the Bible, namely : ' In no country, perhaps, in the world, is the law so general a study.' We see, then, that Robinson, Crosby, Irving, Orchard, Jones, Backus, Benedict, Cramp, and other Baptist...

...Revolution stimulated the study of the law. Edmund Burke said in a speech in Parliament : " In no other country perhaps in the world is the law so general...study. The profession itself is numerous and powerful. . . . The greater number of deputies sent to Congress are lawyers. I have been told," he said, " by...

...for half a page more. " Permit me, sir," — instead of "fifthly," — begins the next paragraph, " to add another circumstance in our colonies, which...no mean part towards the growth and effect of this intractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country, perhaps, in the world is the law so general...