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... majority can naturally by any joint act of theirs bind , not only themselves , but the whole society , even those , who are in the minority , and dissent from such act . This seems at first sight to be inconsistent with a well - known ...
... majority can naturally by any joint act of theirs bind , not only themselves , but the whole society , even those , who are in the minority , and dissent from such act . This seems at first sight to be inconsistent with a well - known ...
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... majority , or the contrary ? The answer to this question is obvi- ous . It is plainly most consistent with reason , that the sentiments of the majority should prevail and conclude the whole : because it is not so likely , that a greater ...
... majority , or the contrary ? The answer to this question is obvi- ous . It is plainly most consistent with reason , that the sentiments of the majority should prevail and conclude the whole : because it is not so likely , that a greater ...
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... majority ; where there is not an unanimous agreement of the whole . " From hence it appears , that , although no person can naturally be obliged but by his own consent , yet each person , who votes with the minority , is obliged by the ...
... majority ; where there is not an unanimous agreement of the whole . " From hence it appears , that , although no person can naturally be obliged but by his own consent , yet each person , who votes with the minority , is obliged by the ...
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... majority of them , be- comes binding upon the whole : because each per- son , when he consents to be a member of the socie- ty , is understood to agree to all the rules or institu- tions of it . In some lesser societies a farther provi ...
... majority of them , be- comes binding upon the whole : because each per- son , when he consents to be a member of the socie- ty , is understood to agree to all the rules or institu- tions of it . In some lesser societies a farther provi ...
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... majority of the whole or not , shall be conclusive . And though it is not naturally incidental to a society to be deter- mined by such a majority as this ; yet an express agreement for this purpose , or long custom , which is a tacit ...
... majority of the whole or not , shall be conclusive . And though it is not naturally incidental to a society to be deter- mined by such a majority as this ; yet an express agreement for this purpose , or long custom , which is a tacit ...
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Page 20 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 58 - IF you should see a flock of pigeons in a field of corn ; and if (instead of each picking where and what it liked, taking just as much as it wanted, and no more) you should see ninety-nine of them gathering all they got, into a heap ; reserving nothing for themselves, but the chaff and the refuse ; keeping this heap for one, and that the weakest, perhaps worst...
Page 78 - And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king. And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen: and some shall run before his chariots. And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instrument of war, and instruments of his chariots.
Page 58 - ... worst, pigeon of the flock ; sitting round, and looking on, all the winter, whilst this one was devouring, throwing about, and wasting it; and if a pigeon, more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing it to pieces ; if you should see this, you would see nothing more than what is every day practised and established among men.
Page 63 - ... so long as the established government cannot be resisted or changed without public inconveniency, it is the will of God that the established government be obeyed, and no longer. . . . This principle being admitted, the justice of every particular case of resistance is reduced to a computation of the quantity of the danger and grievance on the one side, and of the probability and expense of redressing it on the other.
Page 56 - Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made ;w But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied.
Page 96 - If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution: if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
Page 132 - And therefore he is not bound, like a deputy in the united provinces, to consult with, or take the advice of, his constituents upon any particular point, unless he himself thinks it proper or prudent so to do.
Page 100 - Education, in the most extensive sense of the word, may comprehend every preparation that is made in our youth for the sequel of our lives ; and in this sense I use it.
Page 32 - ... best, which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and...