When an institution has existed for several generations we can make the presumption that it has passed a kind of test of its worth. ... Burke is a supporter to the unequal distribution of property, status, authority, and power. ... It is just that they have a respect for the past and also for continuity, because their wealth is old wealth passed down from generation to generation. ... Burke argues that the attempt to create a new constitution in France and change institutions such as property and religion will lead to violence and confusion. In his mind, the aim of the French Revolu...

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Some of them had their property destroyed in the fighting, some others had contracts with the Continental Congress. ... Foreclosures on the land and property of the farmers began and the county courts started to close on the properties. ... In result of this, Massachusetts received the message: to pass measures that accounted for the fact that there will not be any higher direct taxes on the farmers, and also agreed to have a less vigorous attack of debt against the farmers. ...

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Many instances in American history prove this; such as the Dred Scott decision, where the U.S Supreme Court decided though Scott was in the free state of Illinois with his owner he is property to his owner in any state . This is one of the lowest forms of governing in U.S history, to claim that another human being is property was disgusting. ... The government passed these laws after it became clear that the dangerous conditions exposed by Sinclair's novel The Jungle were based on fact. ...

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The treaty also contained a clause stating that Americans would pay debts owned to British merchants and loyalists claim for property. ... At the urging of President Thomas Jefferson, Congress passed the Embargo Act of 1807, prohibiting virtually all U.S. ships from sailing to foreign ports. ...

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On October 19, 1765 the Stamp Act Congress and Parliamentary Taxation committee's passed some laws that attempted to strengthen the grip of the English crown. ... Some have been tarred and feathered, others had their property burned and destroyed by the populace. ...

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