A very short and candid appeal to free born Britons.
- An American (Anonymous) (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This text is notable for its reading of the Declaratory Act and the specific phrase, “in all cases whatsoever.” contending that such could only refer to constitutional means. It made the point that not every act of government constituted a precedent in law, observing “however successful” certain errors “may have proved for a time when men’s passions were heated,” nevertheless, “when reason resumed her empire” such mistakes “were rectified, and the constitution gathered still more strength.”
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