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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... tion . All that tends to make a people less wise , happy , less free , or less prosperous , tends to them in the scale of civilization . : In fixing the comparative degree of civilization to which any 18 THE CIVILIZED STATE .
... tion . All that tends to make a people less wise , happy , less free , or less prosperous , tends to them in the scale of civilization . : In fixing the comparative degree of civilization to which any 18 THE CIVILIZED STATE .
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... tion of which , the government is bound to secure to him the enjoyment of his life , his thoughts , his property , his home , and his character . Every law is a restraint and an abridgment of absolute or natural liberty . A law against ...
... tion of which , the government is bound to secure to him the enjoyment of his life , his thoughts , his property , his home , and his character . Every law is a restraint and an abridgment of absolute or natural liberty . A law against ...
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... tion , either written or sanctioned by the people , or established by usage ; 2d . The statutes and laws ; 3d . The administration , consisting of the officers , appointed to see that the laws are obeyed , and the action of the ...
... tion , either written or sanctioned by the people , or established by usage ; 2d . The statutes and laws ; 3d . The administration , consisting of the officers , appointed to see that the laws are obeyed , and the action of the ...
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... tion of 400,000 souls , there were but about 20,000 citizens who had a right to take part in govern ment ; and but few of these actually concerned themselves with it . In our country , though in form the government is not a democracy ...
... tion of 400,000 souls , there were but about 20,000 citizens who had a right to take part in govern ment ; and but few of these actually concerned themselves with it . In our country , though in form the government is not a democracy ...
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... tion . The following extracts from this code , will give some idea of it : " Rebellion is an attempt to violate the divine order of things on earth : for as the fruits of the earth are produced in regular succession , under the ...
... tion . The following extracts from this code , will give some idea of it : " Rebellion is an attempt to violate the divine order of things on earth : for as the fruits of the earth are produced in regular succession , under the ...
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