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1839
equitable commerce
George Warren, “Songs sung at the celebration of Paine’s birth day, in New Harmony Jan. 19, 1839”
Related Links: A Documentary History of the Movement for Equitable Commerce Digitized at Library of Commerce SONGS, sung at the celebration of Paine’s birth day, in New Harmony Jan. 19, 1839. THERE’S NOTHING LIKE TRUTH. ‘Mid fables and fallacies, baubles of youth Be it ever so simple there’s nothing like truth: A charm from the scene seems to hallow the mind, Which seeks through all nature its beauties to find. Truth, truth, simple truth, There’s nothing like truth—there’s nothing like truth A stranger to truth, fancies puzzle the brain, O give me contentment with nature again; The sure life’s enjoyments, […]
Anarchist Beginnings
Adin Ballou, “Non-Resistance in Relation to Human Governments” (1839)
Friend President—‘Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.’ I feel that the Spirit of the Lord is in this meeting, and that all who participate in its discussions are at liberty to express their convictions and peculiar views in their own way, without fear of offending each other. We are of various religious connexions, and have not only different opinions on many points, but different modes of thought and expression. Be it so; since we come together in love, for the consideration and promotion of that grand virtue of Christianity without which all others become practically unfruitful. […]