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Page 94
... liberty of mankind . This natural liberty consists properly in a power of acting as one thinks fit , without any restraint or control , unless by the law of nature ; being a right inherent in us by birth , and one of the gifts of God to ...
... liberty of mankind . This natural liberty consists properly in a power of acting as one thinks fit , without any restraint or control , unless by the law of nature ; being a right inherent in us by birth , and one of the gifts of God to ...
Page 95
... liberty ; for it encourages the staple trade , on which in great measure depends the universal good of the nation . So that laws , when prudently framed , are by no means subversive , but rather introductive , of liberty ; for , as Mr ...
... liberty ; for it encourages the staple trade , on which in great measure depends the universal good of the nation . So that laws , when prudently framed , are by no means subversive , but rather introductive , of liberty ; for , as Mr ...
Page 96
... liberty , fancy that our political liberty may be augmented by reforms , or what they deem im- provements in the constitution of the government . Men of such opinions and dispo- sitions there will be , and perhaps it is to be wished ...
... liberty , fancy that our political liberty may be augmented by reforms , or what they deem im- provements in the constitution of the government . Men of such opinions and dispo- sitions there will be , and perhaps it is to be wished ...
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