The Young American: Or Book of Government and Law; Showing Their History, Nature and Necessity. For the Use of Schools. Fourth Edition |
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Page 29
... peace and justice , government must enact and enforce laws , and thus abridge natural or absolute liberty . Experience , in all ages , has taught the lesson , that among men , as well as among animals , there being some strong and some ...
... peace and justice , government must enact and enforce laws , and thus abridge natural or absolute liberty . Experience , in all ages , has taught the lesson , that among men , as well as among animals , there being some strong and some ...
Page 42
... . No attempt to obtain peace and order without government , has ever succeeded . Men are not virtuous , as a mass , and therefore the power of government and the force of law are required . Thus , as before remarked , in all societies ,
... . No attempt to obtain peace and order without government , has ever succeeded . Men are not virtuous , as a mass , and therefore the power of government and the force of law are required . Thus , as before remarked , in all societies ,
Page 43
... peace and happiness , that society should form a government , and submit to the restraints it im- poses . No other mode has yet been found , by which the whole community can enjoy even a mod- erate degree of liberty and happiness . A ...
... peace and happiness , that society should form a government , and submit to the restraints it im- poses . No other mode has yet been found , by which the whole community can enjoy even a mod- erate degree of liberty and happiness . A ...
Page 67
... seat of his ancestors ; resisting and conspiring against him is , therefore , an unspeakable outrage , and a disturb- ance of the peace of the universe . of heaven , sole guardian of the earth , great POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS OF CHINA . 67.
... seat of his ancestors ; resisting and conspiring against him is , therefore , an unspeakable outrage , and a disturb- ance of the peace of the universe . of heaven , sole guardian of the earth , great POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS OF CHINA . 67.
Page 57
... resisting and conspiring against him is , therefore , an unspeakable outrage , and a disturb- ance of the peace of the universe . of Great Britain is an aristocratic government , though the POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS OF CHINA . 67.
... resisting and conspiring against him is , therefore , an unspeakable outrage , and a disturb- ance of the peace of the universe . of Great Britain is an aristocratic government , though the POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS OF CHINA . 67.
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