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... European Monarchs , and the exten- five and powerful combination which has been formed amongst them to fupprefs it . The terror it has pro- duced feems to have totally absorbed every other con- fideration , to have united the moft ...
... European Monarchs , and the exten- five and powerful combination which has been formed amongst them to fupprefs it . The terror it has pro- duced feems to have totally absorbed every other con- fideration , to have united the moft ...
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... Europe in blood . Tranfitions from the throne to an untimely grave , occur ... monarchs , with whom their own interefts are not interwoven . The prefent ... monarchs of Ruffia , of Pruffia , and of Auftria have placed their own fubjects ...
... Europe in blood . Tranfitions from the throne to an untimely grave , occur ... monarchs , with whom their own interefts are not interwoven . The prefent ... monarchs of Ruffia , of Pruffia , and of Auftria have placed their own fubjects ...
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... Europe , patronized by kings and applauded by nobles . Some of them indeed were tinctured with deifm , fome even with atheism ; but that did not feem much to diminish their celebrity , or draw down the indignation of the monarchs and ...
... Europe , patronized by kings and applauded by nobles . Some of them indeed were tinctured with deifm , fome even with atheism ; but that did not feem much to diminish their celebrity , or draw down the indignation of the monarchs and ...
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... monarchs are to confederate with us to force upon France , the English ... monarchs beheld it with abhorrence , confpired to deftroy it ; and his majefty of ... Europe ; let a form of government arife approximating to our own , with them ...
... monarchs are to confederate with us to force upon France , the English ... monarchs beheld it with abhorrence , confpired to deftroy it ; and his majefty of ... Europe ; let a form of government arife approximating to our own , with them ...
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... kings ; and probably might be foolish enough to imagine , that if ever we fhould have an en- terprising monarch on the throne , our liberties might be in rather more danger from the nations of Europe being governed by defpotic monarchs ...
... kings ; and probably might be foolish enough to imagine , that if ever we fhould have an en- terprising monarch on the throne , our liberties might be in rather more danger from the nations of Europe being governed by defpotic monarchs ...
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Page 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.