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Excerpt from Address: Delivered in Jackson, at the Representatives'' Hall, on Thursday Night, Nov; 29, 1860
During the Revolution of 1688 in England, Ser eant May nard, addressing the Convention Parliament, dee ared, We are at this moment out of the beaten track. If therefore we are determined to move only in that path, we cannot move at all. A man in a revolution resolving to do nothing which''is not strictly according to established form, resembles a man wholhas lost himself in the wilderness, and who stands cry ing, ''where is the King''s highway, I will walk nowhere but in the King''s highway.'' In a wilderness, a man should take the track which will carry him home. In a revolution we must have recourse to the highest law, which is the safety of the State.
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During the Revolution of 1688 in England, Ser eant May nard, addressing the Convention Parliament, dee ared, We are at this moment out of the beaten track. If therefore we are determined to move only in that path, we cannot move at all. A man in a revolution resolving to do nothing which''is not strictly according to established form, resembles a man wholhas lost himself in the wilderness, and who stands cry ing, ''where is the King''s highway, I will walk nowhere but in the King''s highway.'' In a wilderness, a man should take the track which will carry him home. In a revolution we must have recourse to the highest law, which is the safety of the State.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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William Yerger
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ISBN - 9781528585941
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Page Count - 18
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William Yerger
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