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Article the Fourth, -- A well regulated Militia being neceffary to the Security of a free State, the Right of the People to keep and bear Arms fhall not be infringed.
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He fhould give us all the information that is neceffary for our fully underflanding the affairs which he records.
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It feems even to have no very neceffary connexion with that of the world in general.
The Works of Adam Smith ...: With an Account of His Life and Writings 1812
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That when Captain Baugh went away he did not by any means give back the ifland, but he felt that it was neceffary that fome fort of government fhould be left there, and he entrufted that duty to the Danijlo muni - cipal officers.
Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Admiralty; commencing with the judgments of the Right Hon. Sir William Scott, Easter term 1808 [-1812] Edwards, Thomas, 1775?-1845, reporter 1812
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Thefe nobles are all obliged to remain in Wadjo; yet, when requi - fite, they are allowed to go for a fliort time to their lands, in drder to eflfefl: what may be neceffary; but as foon as this is done, they muft immediately return to Wadjo.
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Two things are elpecially neceffary for his doing this fuccefsfuUy; a thorough acquaintance with human nature, and political HISTORICAL WRITING.
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Their duty, becaufe it is neceffary to the growth of an infant people, their genius, and. heir habits.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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We were obliged to fail along clofe by the bays; and feeing multitudes fetting imder the trees, I ordered a third gun to be fired among the cocoa-nut-trees to fcare them; for my bufinefs being to wood and water, I thought it neceffary to ftrike fome terror into the inhabitants, who were very numerous, and (by what I faw now, and had formerly ex - perienced) treacherous.
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Rant ufage of nations I believe is, where the legiflation of one party is neceffary to carry into eft6\ a given ftipulation, t© leave it to the contracting party to provide th* reqyifite laws.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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What may have been his Tiews in fuffering it to remain, is not flated, but if it is neceffary to fuggeft a reafon founded on public con - venience, I think that fuggeftion might eafily be fur* niftied from the obvious policy to be obferved in refe* rence to a newly confl: ituted government in a remote and newly acquired pofleflion.
Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Admiralty; commencing with the judgments of the Right Hon. Sir William Scott, Easter term 1808 [-1812] Edwards, Thomas, 1775?-1845, reporter 1812
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