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... rest , whom human pride has taught us to regard as the peculiar object of the fa- vour and the care of heaven's all - ruling sire , must that Almighty Being have established laws which should govern his existence . These are to him the ...
... rest , whom human pride has taught us to regard as the peculiar object of the fa- vour and the care of heaven's all - ruling sire , must that Almighty Being have established laws which should govern his existence . These are to him the ...
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... rest , that there is in man a moral sense of right and wrong ; and as that sense must have been implanted , to lead us to pur- sue the good and eschew the evil , it seems but a fair corollary from its existence , that the first law of ...
... rest , that there is in man a moral sense of right and wrong ; and as that sense must have been implanted , to lead us to pur- sue the good and eschew the evil , it seems but a fair corollary from its existence , that the first law of ...
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... rest those affections which have a reference to society . “ It will be said that these are the feelings of one who has experienced the pleasures of social life , and that no inference can be drawn from such facts in opposition to Hobbes ...
... rest those affections which have a reference to society . “ It will be said that these are the feelings of one who has experienced the pleasures of social life , and that no inference can be drawn from such facts in opposition to Hobbes ...
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... rest , and are therefore the sources of the law of our actions , which in its strictest sense may be denomi- nated the law of nature . Before however we ex- patiate upon this interesting branch of our subject , it will be best to settle ...
... rest , and are therefore the sources of the law of our actions , which in its strictest sense may be denomi- nated the law of nature . Before however we ex- patiate upon this interesting branch of our subject , it will be best to settle ...
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... rest on the foundation of the selfish principle or not , it is obviously not worth our while to consume our limited time in so unprofitable a con- troversy . I shall therefore waive the discussion , confining myself to one or two simple ...
... rest on the foundation of the selfish principle or not , it is obviously not worth our while to consume our limited time in so unprofitable a con- troversy . I shall therefore waive the discussion , confining myself to one or two simple ...
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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...