The Works of John Locke, Volume 5Thomas Tegg, 1828 - Philosophy, Modern |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 78
Page 11
... plain it cannot : let us , in the next place , see what will be the consequences of it . 1. It will be a loss to widows , orphans , and all those who have their estates in money , one - third of their estates ; which will be a very hard ...
... plain it cannot : let us , in the next place , see what will be the consequences of it . 1. It will be a loss to widows , orphans , and all those who have their estates in money , one - third of their estates ; which will be a very hard ...
Page 18
... plain that we have had for our two millions value in woollen manufacture , carried thither , one million returned in wine , oil , and fruit : but what is become of the other million ? Will the merchants be content to lose it ? That you ...
... plain that we have had for our two millions value in woollen manufacture , carried thither , one million returned in wine , oil , and fruit : but what is become of the other million ? Will the merchants be content to lose it ? That you ...
Page 38
... plain , that the price of land has never changed with it , in the several changes have been made in the rate of interest by law : nor now that the rate of interest is by law the same through all England , is the price of land every ...
... plain , that the price of land has never changed with it , in the several changes have been made in the rate of interest by law : nor now that the rate of interest is by law the same through all England , is the price of land every ...
Page 45
... plain it is not . 10. But the value or price of all commodities , amongst which money passing in trade is truly one , consisting in proportion , you alter this , as you do all other proportions , whether you increase one , or lessen the ...
... plain it is not . 10. But the value or price of all commodities , amongst which money passing in trade is truly one , consisting in proportion , you alter this , as you do all other proportions , whether you increase one , or lessen the ...
Page 57
... plain , the merchant and broker nei- ther will , nor can ; for , if he pays a quarter more for commodities than he did , he will sell them at a price proportionably raised . The poor labourer and handi- craftsman cannot : for he just ...
... plain , the merchant and broker nei- ther will , nor can ; for , if he pays a quarter more for commodities than he did , he will sell them at a price proportionably raised . The poor labourer and handi- craftsman cannot : for he just ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
absolute absolute monarchy Adam amongst balance of trade begetting bring bullion children of men clipped money coined silver commodities commonwealth consent creatures crown debts denomination descending dities earth England equal Esau exchange exportation father fatherhood fatherly authority force foreign four per cent give gold grant hands hath honour inheritance interest judge king kingdom labour land law of nature legislative less lessening liberty lineal succession lord Lowndes mankind melted ment milled money mint monarch Noah obedience one-fifth ounce of silver parents paternal power pence person pieces plain positive laws possession pound sterling preservation princes private dominion proportion quantity of silver raising reason receive regal rent rule says shillings society sovereignty species standard silver standing laws suppose supreme thereby thing trade value of money vent weight weighty money wherein whilst words worth
Popular passages
Page 230 - And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Page 299 - Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
Page 232 - Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet : All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field ; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Page 394 - MEN being, as has been said, by nature all free, equal, and independent, no one can be put out of this estate, and subjected to the political power of another, without his own consent.
Page 340 - To understand political power right, and derive it from its original, we must consider, what state all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons, as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, without asking leave, or depending upon the will of any other man.
Page 354 - The labour of his body, and the work of his hands, we may say, are properly his. Whatsoever then he removes out of the state that nature hath provided and left it in, he hath mixed his labour with, and joined to it something that is his own, and thereby makes it his property.
Page 246 - Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Page 339 - Political power, then, I take to be a right of making laws -with penalties of death, and consequently all less penalties, for the regulating and preserving of property, and of employing the force of the community in the execution of such laws, and in the defence of the commonwealth from foreign injury; and all this only for the public good.
Page 314 - And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly, and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Page 418 - ... the obligations of the law of Nature cease not in society, but only in many cases are drawn closer, and have, by human laws, known penalties annexed to them to enforce their observation. Thus the law of Nature stands as an eternal rule to all men, legislators as well as others.