The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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Page 12
... liberty . The farmer stands upon a lofty eminence , and looks upon the bustle of cities , the intricacies of mechanism , the din of commerce , and brain confusing , body killing literature ; with feelings of personal free- dom ...
... liberty . The farmer stands upon a lofty eminence , and looks upon the bustle of cities , the intricacies of mechanism , the din of commerce , and brain confusing , body killing literature ; with feelings of personal free- dom ...
Page 39
... untarily surrendering that freedom to man . To make , and maintain laws of social order , is not , as some casuists have contended , a surrender of personal liber- ty , when that liberty is predicated on its legitimate CONSISTENCY . 39.
... untarily surrendering that freedom to man . To make , and maintain laws of social order , is not , as some casuists have contended , a surrender of personal liber- ty , when that liberty is predicated on its legitimate CONSISTENCY . 39.
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... liberty is predicated on its legitimate foundation - virtue . The arrangements of a social compact , are a consolidation of personal liberty , like the consolidation of money in a co - partnership , for the purpose of increasing , not ...
... liberty is predicated on its legitimate foundation - virtue . The arrangements of a social compact , are a consolidation of personal liberty , like the consolidation of money in a co - partnership , for the purpose of increasing , not ...
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... LIBERTY veiled its face , and fled ; dissolution followed - ruin closed the scene . Fashion contributes largely to swell the upper cur- rent , now rolling its towering waves over our land . Care , fatigue , vexation , envy , jealousy ...
... LIBERTY veiled its face , and fled ; dissolution followed - ruin closed the scene . Fashion contributes largely to swell the upper cur- rent , now rolling its towering waves over our land . Care , fatigue , vexation , envy , jealousy ...
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... liberty more than thraldom , happiness more than misery , competence more than poverty ; never bow your knee to the goddess Fashion . FIRES . By referring to history , we find the GREAT FIRES of our country scarcely deserve the name ...
... liberty more than thraldom , happiness more than misery , competence more than poverty ; never bow your knee to the goddess Fashion . FIRES . By referring to history , we find the GREAT FIRES of our country scarcely deserve the name ...
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