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...laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Intellectual Freedom and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Curriculum long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that students are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their...
...made a more seemly Proposal, exempli gratia, "HARVARD CLOTHED COLD DIVESEICURE," he might have found Favour. But ye Fellowe hath shewn scaree ye Witts of an Yalie. So in disgust say wee: ye Figge of Spaine la Goodbody Lane! Of politickal Rectitude his is a mind devoide. Verily, wee doth suspect him of consorting with Jacobites and diverse other dangerous Radicals, gainst which wee must all watch and warde most vigillantly...
...United States was founded on a complaint. It was, as the framers of the Declaration of Independence were at pains to point out, a reasonable complaint, and one that took time to ripen: "All experience hath shewn, that Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while Evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long Train of Abuses . . ." That complaint got action. In fact, in an adversary proceeding that is the essence of democracy, every election poses a complaint and offers a remedy of sorts. This process of criticism...
...this time I reverted in my mind to the remarks made of me in childhood, and the things that had been shewn me--and as it had been said of me in childhood by those by whom I had been taught to pray, both white and black, and in whom I had the greatest confidence, that I had too much sense to be raised, and if I was, I would never be of any use to any one as a slave. Now finding I had arrived to man's estate, and was a slave, and these revelations being made known...
...entering a house, or a room in a house whether there are ladies present or not, retain their hats on their heads? For many years past all American films have shewn men, and particularly police men and detectives, entering houses rather unceremoniously wearing their hats and smoking cigars or cigarettes. Mostly the former...