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... German boor might have been more content under their prefent defpotifm , had it appeared that the principles of the French revolution naturally led to a state of anarchy , or a state of defpotifm , more oppreffive than their own ...
... German boor might have been more content under their prefent defpotifm , had it appeared that the principles of the French revolution naturally led to a state of anarchy , or a state of defpotifm , more oppreffive than their own ...
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... Germany ; yet in England they are unimportant . As principles they have long existed in this country : they have been appealed to in both the English and American revolutions ; but that they had any tendency to produce these events may ...
... Germany ; yet in England they are unimportant . As principles they have long existed in this country : they have been appealed to in both the English and American revolutions ; but that they had any tendency to produce these events may ...
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... German princes , to enable them to obftruct the progrefs of republicanism in Germany , for to overthrow it in France they can have now no hope . But may it not be afked , what interest can we have in this ? What concern have we whether ...
... German princes , to enable them to obftruct the progrefs of republicanism in Germany , for to overthrow it in France they can have now no hope . But may it not be afked , what interest can we have in this ? What concern have we whether ...
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... Germany be free , and in con- nection with it , that the Scheldt be opened ; the British veffels will then unload ... German potentates , and the Ruffian emprefs had been crowned with the most complete fuccefs , that French principles ...
... Germany be free , and in con- nection with it , that the Scheldt be opened ; the British veffels will then unload ... German potentates , and the Ruffian emprefs had been crowned with the most complete fuccefs , that French principles ...
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... Germany , Italy , Ruffia , or China from becoming republics , which can certainly do us no hurt : and a war can hardly be intended for fecuring the liberty of the Genevefe , the fnowy Alps to Sardinia , or the castle of St. Angelo to ...
... Germany , Italy , Ruffia , or China from becoming republics , which can certainly do us no hurt : and a war can hardly be intended for fecuring the liberty of the Genevefe , the fnowy Alps to Sardinia , or the castle of St. Angelo to ...
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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.