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" All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted... "
The Life of Thomas Jefferson: Author of the Declaration of Independence, and ... - Page 257
by William Linn - 1834 - 267 pages
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The History of Co-operation in England: The pioneer period

George Jacob Holyoake - 1875 - 444 pages
...Jefferson's last letter, namely, " The mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their back, for a favoured few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately by the grace of God." James Pierrepont Greaves. In 1840 the Fourierites established in London a paper called the Morning...
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The Christian socialist, Volumes 1-2

1883 - 410 pages
...tempest arc already siehine and moaning to him who hath ears to hear. AMD THE mass of mankind have not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favoured...ready to ride them legitimately by the Grace of God. — jfefftrsen's last fitter. THE most degraded slaves are the last to demand freedom. The worst-paid...
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The Letters and Times of the Tylers, Volume 1

Lyon Gardiner Tyler - 1884 - 666 pages
...made manifest " that the mass of mankind have not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God." Already has this truth aroused the one-half of thiscontinent from the lethargy in which it has so long...
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Virginia and Virginians: Eminent Virginians ... History of ..., Volume 2

Robert Alonzo Brock - 1888 - 434 pages
...all his words to the people. Among its utterances was the following : "All eyes are opened, or are opening to the rights of man. The general spread of...ready to ride them legitimately, ' by the grace of God ! '" Two days after this lutter was written, an indisposition under which Mr. Jefferson was laboring...
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The American Review of Reviews, Volume 64

1921 - 776 pages
...palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately by the Grace of God." The next half-century was marked by the process of liberalizing colonial governments and relaxing restrictions...
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The American Magazine of Civics, Volumes 2-3

Andrew J. Palm, Henry Randall Waite - 1893 - 842 pages
...to the rights of men. * * * The mass of men are not born with saddles on their backs nor a favored few booted and spurred ready to ride them legitimately by the grace of God." It is to be feared that we have hardly realized as yet his splendid ideal, else why the extraordinary...
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The Alumni Bulletin

1908 - 442 pages
...could not believe that the mass of mankind had "been born with saddles on their backs" and a "favored few, booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God." (Ford X, 391—1826.) Education, education, education, and still education was his cry, even for Americans....
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Southern Literature from 1579-1895: A Comprehensive Review, with Copions ...

Louise Manly - 1895 - 554 pages
...palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately,...For ourselves, let the annual return of this day, forever refresh our recollections of these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them. I will ask...
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Southern Literature from 1579-1895: A Comprehensive Review, with Copious ...

Louise Manly - 1895 - 538 pages
...palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately,...For ourselves, let the annual return of this day, forever refresh our recollections of these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them. I will ask...
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Southern Literature from 1579-1895: A Comprehensive Review, with Copious ...

Louise Manly - 1895 - 564 pages
...palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately,...For ourselves, let the annual return of this day, forever refresh our recollections of these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them. I will ask...
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