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What people are saying - Write a reviewWe haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Common terms and phrasesabhorrence adopted alarm allied Alps amongst antient and venerable Antwerp appeared disposed arbi atheism Austrian beneficial blood British arms Burke calamities certainly ciples commenced confederate continent continental monarchs danger deemed despots destroy effect English revolution eradicate these principles European Monarchs evil excite family of France fellow monarchs Flanders formed French government French principles French revolution Germany government of France hatred to kings hostile human happiness illustrious impolicy inciting all Europe injurious intended join the confederacy Juch king of England left undisturbed let us ask limited monarchy Locke's ment minister misery monarchs of Europe national debt nations of Europe natural advantages nobles offer of confraternity old government overthrow peaceable establish Poland possibly powerful combination prejudices present principles of govern principles of liberty Prussian armies public peace republic republicanism restore Rhine Ruffian sovereigns stigmatize subjects subvert supposed surrounding nations system of tyranny thirty millions tivated told trade and manufactures trary Wolga writings Popular passagesPage 6 - And thus that which begins and actually constitutes any political society is nothing but the consent of any number of freemen capable of a majority to unite and incorporate into such a society. And this is that, and that only, which did or could give beginning to any lawful government in the world. Page 6 - Society, is nothing but the confent of a number of free men, capable of a majo. rity to unite, and incorporate into fuch fociety ; and this is that and that only, which did, or could give beginning to any lawful government. The fiipreme... Page 15 - ... evidence to prove, that either hatred to Kings, or the offer of confraternity, would have refulted from their principles ; any more than from the principles of any other republic, or even ihan from the principles of our revolution. Page 6 - ... nothing but the confent of a number of free men, capable of a majority to unite, and incorporate into fuch fociety ; and this is that and that only, which did, or could give beginning to any lawful government. The fiipreme power cannot lawfully or rightly take from шап any part of his property without his own confent. Page 6 - IfgifJative, when they find the legiflative afl contrary to the truftrepoftd' in them ; for when fuch truft is abufed, it is thereby forfeited, and devolves to thofe who gave it. Page 15 - DO part of thofe principles; it fprang from the hatred Kings have manifefted to their government. The offer of confraternity was adopted, to counteract the univerfal confederation they faw formed... Page 15 - ... be told, that the circumftances attending a revolution, are not its principles, and frequently not the rejult of the principles. |