... nutrition, digestion, secretion, and all other branches of [*39] rital economy ; are not left to chance, or the will of the creature itself, but are performed in a wondrous involuntary manner, and guided by unerring rules laid down by the great Creator.... General Theory of Law and State - Page 9by Hans Kelsen - 1999 - 516 pagesLimited preview - About this book
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