Thoughts on the elements of civil government by A British jurist1836 |
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... political party - I am induced to use the , perhaps , unwar- ranted freedom of addressing to you this half- philosophical , half - political Essay , by a twofold motive : first , because it affords the opportunity to.
... political party - I am induced to use the , perhaps , unwar- ranted freedom of addressing to you this half- philosophical , half - political Essay , by a twofold motive : first , because it affords the opportunity to.
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... perhaps , ever must remain unsettled so long as man shall remain in his present state of being - with faculties unfitted to compre- hend the high and deep things which belong only to the LORD OF NATURE ! But it may well excite our ...
... perhaps , ever must remain unsettled so long as man shall remain in his present state of being - with faculties unfitted to compre- hend the high and deep things which belong only to the LORD OF NATURE ! But it may well excite our ...
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... perhaps , more especially to modern to that of our own times - to the records of events which we have witnessed , ' greatly wondering , ' in which we have acted or suffered- and with respect to which , at all events , we have the most ...
... perhaps , more especially to modern to that of our own times - to the records of events which we have witnessed , ' greatly wondering , ' in which we have acted or suffered- and with respect to which , at all events , we have the most ...
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... perhaps , may it have become by the circumstance that those changes have occurred at a time when all the various knowledge which antecedent ages may be supposed to have accumulated and trans- mitted to the governing powers of the world ...
... perhaps , may it have become by the circumstance that those changes have occurred at a time when all the various knowledge which antecedent ages may be supposed to have accumulated and trans- mitted to the governing powers of the world ...
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... perhaps unfortu- nately , unsuccessful . He was at last , however , compelled to let go his hold on France and its crown . The states which he had humbled - those too which , while he was a prosperous tyrant , shared his glory , as well ...
... perhaps unfortu- nately , unsuccessful . He was at last , however , compelled to let go his hold on France and its crown . The states which he had humbled - those too which , while he was a prosperous tyrant , shared his glory , as well ...
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Page 19 - ... and wine into the body and blood of Christ at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever; and that the invocation or adoration of the Virgin Mary or any other saint and the sacrifice of the mass, as they are now used in the Church of Rome, are superstitious and idolatrous.
Page 45 - The only way whereby any one divests himself of his natural liberty and puts on the bonds of civil society is by agreeing with other men to join and unite into a community for their comfortable, safe, and peaceable living one amongst another, in a secure enjoyment of their properties and a greater security against any that are not of it.
Page 53 - Le premier qui ayant enclos un terrain s'avisa de dire Ceci est à moi, et trouva des gens assez simples pour le croire, fut le vrai fondateur de la société civile.
Page 44 - To avoid this state of war (wherein there is no appeal but to Heaven, and wherein every the least difference is apt to end, where there is no authority to decide between the contenders) is one great reason of men's putting themselves into society, and quitting the state of nature.
Page 45 - To which it is obvious to answer, that though in the state of nature he hath such a right, yet the enjoyment of it is very uncertain, and constantly exposed to the invasion of others; for all being kings as much as he, every man his equal, and the greater part no strict observers of equity and justice, the enjoyment of the property he has in this state is very unsafe, very unsecure.
Page 45 - GOD, having made man such a creature that, in His own judgment, it was not good for him to be alone, put him under strong obligations of necessity, convenience, and inclination, to drive him into society, as well as fitted him with understanding and language to continue and enjoy it...
Page 45 - Those who are united into one body, and have a common established law and judicature to appeal to, with authority to decide controversies between them and punish offenders, are in civil society with one another...
Page 19 - I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present Church Establishment as settled by law within this Realm.
Page 19 - I do solemnly swear that I never will exercise any privilege to which I am or may become entitled to disturb or weaken the Protestant religion or Protestant government in the United Kingdom.
Page 54 - Il s'élevait entre le droit du plus fort et le droit du premier occupant un conflit perpétuel qui ne se terminait que par des combats et des meurtres.