"Freely ye have received, freely give." -Matthew 10:8
Two documents are featured below, both written in the summer of 1774: Draft of a Declaration of Rights Prepared for the Virginia Convention of August 1774, [ca. 26 July 1774] This declaration of rights for the colony of Virginia is aggressive and more assertive that former declarations. This is attributed without disputation to TJ as …
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Resolution of the House of Burgesses Designating a Day of Fasting and Prayer, 24 May 1774 This was a document drafted by several younger, (and no doubt) more zealous members of the House of Burgesses, but was not considered to be the most outspoken of responses to the siege on Boston by the British Government. …
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“Social Change in India,” pp 407-411 (These are correspondence letters to an Indian national by the name of Prasanna Kumar Sen regarding legislation that was been enacted in regards to rent reformations in India. Current legislation gave quite a bit of power and leverage to the zemandari class [quasi-landlord/bill collectors] while giving no rights to …
Isaiah 5 The first 7 verses of this chapter contain a parable of the Lord’s vineyard. There is also another version of the Lord’s vineyard found in Doctrine and Covenants 101:43–58. Both are compelling and notable for their distinct differences. In the account found in Section 101, the servants were slothful in erecting a tower, …