...1740. When he commenced master of arts in 1743, he proposed the following question for discussion, Whether it be lawful to resist the supreme magistrate,...if the commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved ? He maintained the affirmative, and thus early showed his attachment to the liberties of the people....

...were conferred upon him. On the latter occasion, he proposed the following question for discussion, "whether it be lawful to resist the supreme magistrate,...if the commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved?" He maintained the affirmative of this proposition, and thus evinced, at this period of his life, his...

...oppression was his vocation. On taking his second degree, he maintained the noble thesis, that it is " lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the Commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved." Thus at the age of twenty-one, twenty years before the stamp act was thought of, Samuel Adams, from...

...graduaU-d with the usual academical honors, in Ï740. On taking the degree of AM he discussed ihr following question ; " Whether it be lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the cornmoiiwealth cannot be otherwise preserved.-" and maintained the affirmative with great alnlitv....

...received its honours in 1740. When he took the degree of master, in 1743, he proposed the following question : " Whether it be lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the commonwealth cannot be otherwise preserved ?" lie maintained the affirmative and this collegiate exercise furnished a very...

...cherished through life, by maintaining in the thesis which gained him his literary degree, that " it is lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved." A sincere and devout puritan in religion, grave in his manners, pure in his morals, simple, frugal,...

...oppression was his vocation. On taking his second degree, he maintained the noble thesis, that it is ' lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved.' Thus, at the age of twenty-one, twenty years before the stamp act was thought of, Samuel Adams, from...

...cherished through life, by maintaining in the thesis which gained him his literary degree, that " it is lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved." A sincere and devout puritan in religion, grave in his manners, pure in his morals, simple, frugal,...

...this latter occasion, he proposed the following question, in which he maintained the affirmative: " Whether it be lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the commonwealth cannot be otherwise preserved ?" On quitting the university, he commenced the study of the law; but soon afterwards,...

...entered Harvard university at an early age, and graduated in 1740, when he discussed the following question, " Whether it be lawful to resist the supreme...if the commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved." He maintained the affirmative in the presence of the king's governor and council ; and thus evinced,...