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... death . Lastly , the pacts and covenants by which the parts of this body politic were at first made , set together , and united , resemble that fiat , or the Let us make man , pronounced by God in the creation . " 1 And again , he ...
... death . Lastly , the pacts and covenants by which the parts of this body politic were at first made , set together , and united , resemble that fiat , or the Let us make man , pronounced by God in the creation . " 1 And again , he ...
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... death would have been a pleasure to him . " " But this difficulty is increased , if we take posterity into consideration . If money is required for a war , why should we pay it if we can leave the debt to our de- scendants ? If a debt ...
... death would have been a pleasure to him . " " But this difficulty is increased , if we take posterity into consideration . If money is required for a war , why should we pay it if we can leave the debt to our de- scendants ? If a debt ...
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... death who are afflicted with incurable and intolerable disease ? Are lying , cheating , and murder unlawful in the case of individuals , and lawful in the affairs of states ? In a word , if law is merely an inference from sensation ...
... death who are afflicted with incurable and intolerable disease ? Are lying , cheating , and murder unlawful in the case of individuals , and lawful in the affairs of states ? In a word , if law is merely an inference from sensation ...
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... death will be strong evidence of the sincerity of his opinions . The patriotism which commits murder with the certainty of impunity is of a very suspicious description . The feeling to which Dr. Abdy has given expression is the one to ...
... death will be strong evidence of the sincerity of his opinions . The patriotism which commits murder with the certainty of impunity is of a very suspicious description . The feeling to which Dr. Abdy has given expression is the one to ...
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... -to answer his force with the mere dialectic of force . If it is true , as I have indicated , that the idea of physical force in punishment is accidental , then death is not the necessary punishment 98 [ LECT . IV . OBLIGATION .
... -to answer his force with the mere dialectic of force . If it is true , as I have indicated , that the idea of physical force in punishment is accidental , then death is not the necessary punishment 98 [ LECT . IV . OBLIGATION .
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