OBJECT AND PLAN OF THE WORK. xiii mind requisite for a true understanding of the same. To these is prefixed a general introduction, for the greater part devoted to a statement of the duty of communicating the truth, and of the conditions under which it may be communicated safely; and three several collections of essays, in some degree miscellaneous, and called LandingPlaces-interposed in different places for amusement, retrospect, and preparation-complete the work. THE following synoptical view of the plan and contents Particular II. Ditto continued: necessity of attention and III. Style: author's hopes and expectations. V. Inexpediency of pious frauds: indifference of truth and falsehood denied: objection from the impossibility of conveying an adequate XII. Despotism and insecurity without a free press : XIII. Only solution of the difficulties of the law of libel compatible with a free press toleration XIV. Clearness of conceptions in the understanding XV. Right use of metaphysic reasoning: principles thiness of modern principles in taste, morals, and religion. Historic : V. Ditto continued: the reason and the under- standing distinguished their mutual and FIRST SECTION. ON THE PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE. VOL. I. ESSAYS I-XIV. pp. 179–355. justice, or I. System of Hobbes fear and the force of II. Ditto continued: spirit of law: use of the System of expedience and prudence-adopted: system of the pure reason: motives for IV. Statement of the system: Rousseau's "Social V. [I.] Cartwright: party-spirit: Jacobins and Anti- VI. [II. The author never a Jacobin: pantisocracy: VII. [III.] Vulgar errors respecting taxes and tax- ation true principles: national debt. : IX. [V.] Catechism preparatory to examination of the principles of the English Govern- ment letter of Decatur's, and anec- dotes illustrative of principles. X. [VI.] Review of circumstances which led to the peace of Amiens, and recom- mencement of the war, especially with regard to the occupation of Malta,— introductory to, and as commentary on, the subject of international law. Interposed in vindication of freedom of thought, and of the duty of search- XII. [VIII.] Law of nations: cosmopolitism and Law of nations continued: modern po- litical economy: balance of European power: allegoric fable on the seizure of the Danish fleet: defence of the prin- XV. [XI.] Doctrine of general consequences as the b |