Difference between revisions of "American Independence and English Common Law"
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*1620 Grant of New England; the Pilgrims arrive in the Mayflower | *1620 Grant of New England; the Pilgrims arrive in the Mayflower | ||
| − | *1760-1763 The beginning of an era | + | *1760-1763 The beginning of an era of American independence |
*1776 United States Declaration of Independence | *1776 United States Declaration of Independence | ||
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Revision as of 17:17, 5 December 2013
" 'Government is a conditional compact between king and people. A violation of the covenant by either party discharges the other from its obligation.' 'An Act [of Parliament] against the Constitution is void.' In these thirty words Patrick Henry and James Otis denied the divine origin of the British kingship and the legislative supremacy of the British Parliament, and substituted therefor the Common Law and the eternal rights of man." 2013/12/05 User:WikiSysop
