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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ... the members of the society judge that the Church will be benefited by having a king or queen, or anybody else, put out of the way, it will be right for them to take any means to accomplish it. "No action wicked in itself is really wicked unless the intention is evil. "In taking oaths, the members of the society may make mental reservations to break them, if they can benefit the Church by so doing. "If called upon to justify any of their actions, they may give a false motive instead of the real one. They may equivocate, may justify fraud and deceit, without any scruples of conscience." The Pope promises to grant them absolution for whatever they may do that in itself would be wrong, but which he will make right, because it is for the good of the Church. uNo member of the society shall submit himself to be examined before any court of justice without the permission of his superior." This makes the society superior to the State--to kings and emperors--superior to all law. "If the members are cast into prison for refusing to testify, they are to account it all honor to suffer for the good of the Church." With the Pope's blessing resting upon them, the members of the society go forth, in their enthusiasm, to establish the Church in eveiy land--threading the jungles of India; traversing the deserts of Africa; sailing along the rivers of China; making their way amidst the mountains of Japan; crossing the Atlantic; penetrating the wilds of America; planting the cross on the plains, of Brazil and the peaks of the Andes; establishing missions amidst the fertile vales of Mexico; making themselves at home in the wigwams of the Indians of the New World; sailing their canoes on the great lakes; threading the wilderness beyond the Missi...

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To theB oys and Girls of America :THIS Story of Liberty is a true narrative. It covers a period of five hundred years, and is an outline of the march of the human race from Slavery to Freedom. There are some points in this book to which I desire to direct your attention. You will notice that the events which have given direction to the course of history have not always been great battles, for very few of the many conflicts of arms have had any determining force; but it will be seen that insignificant events have been not unfrequently followed by momentous results. You will see that everything of the present, be it good or bad, may be traced to something in the past; that history is a chain of events. You will also notice that history is like a drama, and that there are but a few principal actors. How few there have been !T he first to appear in thisS tory is King John of England. Out of his signing his name to theM agna Charta have come the Parliament of Great Britain and the Congress of the United States, and representative governments everywhere. The next actors were John Wicklif and Geoffrey Chaucer, who sowed seed that is now ripening in individual liberty. Then came Henry VII., Henry VIII., Katherine of A ragon, A nne Boleyn, Katherine sdaughter (M ary Tudor), Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop Cranmer, A nne Boleyn sdaughter (E lizabeth), King James, John Smith, John Robinson, William Brewster, and the men and women of A usterfield andS(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each

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Excerpt from The Story of LibertyTo the Boys and Girls of America:This "Story of Liberty" is a true narrative. It covers a period of five hundred years, and is an outline of the march of the human race from Slavery to Freedom.There are some points in this book to which I desire to direct your attention. You will notice that the events which have given direction to the course of history have not always been great battles, for very few of die many conflicts of arms have had any determining force; but it will be seen that insignificant events have been not unfrcqucntly followed by momentous results. You will see that everything of the present, be it good or kid, may be traced to something in the past; that history is a chain of events. You will also notice that history is like a drama, and that there arc but a few principal actors. How few there have been!The first to appear in this "Story" is King John of England. Out of his signing his name to the Magna Charta have come tho Parliament of Great Britain and the Congress of the United States, and representative governments everywhere. Tho next actors were John Wicklif and Geoffrey Chaucer, who sowed seed that is now ripening in individual liberty. Then came Henry VII., Henry VIII., Katherine of Aragon, Anne Bolevn, Katherine's daughter (Mary Tudor), Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop Cran-iner, Anne Boleyn's daughter (Elizabeth), King James, John Smith, John Robinson, William Brewster, and the men and women of Austerfield and Scrooby.In Scotland were Mary Stuart and George Buchanan ; in Bohemia, Professor Faulfash and John Hass; in Germany, the boy who sung for his breakfast (Martin Luther), Duke Frederick, John Tetzel, and John Guttenberg; in Holland, Laurence Coster, Doctor Erasmus, and WilliamAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> The Story Of Liberty<author> Charles Carleton Coffin<publisher> Harper & brothers, 1879<subjects> History, Universal (Juvenile); World history