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... natural rights " ; to be tried by a jury , for example , was a " natural right . " Even assuming that premise we always find , in practice , that a jury meant a jury of twelve . In what revelation did " Nature's God " reveal the natural ...
... natural rights " ; to be tried by a jury , for example , was a " natural right . " Even assuming that premise we always find , in practice , that a jury meant a jury of twelve . In what revelation did " Nature's God " reveal the natural ...
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... Natural philosophy , Natural history , Anatomy , Chem- istry , Botany , " he wrote to Thomas Mann Randolph " will become amusements for your hours of relaxation . " And he advised his daughter to acquire " that degree of science which ...
... Natural philosophy , Natural history , Anatomy , Chem- istry , Botany , " he wrote to Thomas Mann Randolph " will become amusements for your hours of relaxation . " And he advised his daughter to acquire " that degree of science which ...
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... natural aristocrats , " and he defined an aristocrat as a " man who can command or influence two votes ; one besides his own . " While an equalitarian , he did not regard equality as the end but rather as a means to an end . His ...
... natural aristocrats , " and he defined an aristocrat as a " man who can command or influence two votes ; one besides his own . " While an equalitarian , he did not regard equality as the end but rather as a means to an end . His ...
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