John Dickinson 's Timeline: Life, Photos, and Key Events
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1732
1766
in 1766
"Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness, as you confess those invaded by the Stamp Act to be?They are not annexed to us by parchments and seals. They are created in us by the decrees of Providence, which establish the laws of our nature. They are born with us; exist with us; and cannot be taken from us by any human power, without taking our lives. In short, they are founded on the immutable maxims of reason and justice."
1774
1776
in 1776
"Our liberties do not come from charters; for these are only the declaration of pre-existing rights. They do not depend on parchments or seals; but come from the King of Kings and the Lord of all the earth."
1783
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1856
1858
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