The Devshirme system was a system where Christian boys were recruited by force to serve the Ottoman government.
The first amendment allows freedom of speech
Part of the debate over rights in the 18th century involved the prerogative of kings to remove and appoint judges upon their ascension to the throne. Liberal thinkers believed that lifetime appointments would scale back the power of the king, and therefore represented social progress. If a judge was sure of his seat, he could vote according to his own judgment, despite the wishes of the king. The Whigs in Britain actually won this right, though whether it really served their cause or their government is anyone's guess.
He acused other senators of forcing Kansas to be a slave state, and also he also made such personal accusations as that the other senators saw themselves as similar to medieval knights, or making fun of the other senators in other ways.
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