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Page 108
... derived from that , a government by representation ; and this we shall denominate a mutual compact . The other is a compact between the people on the one hand , and the ruling power on the other , whether that power be constituted of ...
... derived from that , a government by representation ; and this we shall denominate a mutual compact . The other is a compact between the people on the one hand , and the ruling power on the other , whether that power be constituted of ...
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... derived from the condescension of the rulers , a mere conces- sion of clemency . Doctrines like these have in all ages , by the ambitious few , been but too successfully inculcated on the minds of the people . From this source has been ...
... derived from the condescension of the rulers , a mere conces- sion of clemency . Doctrines like these have in all ages , by the ambitious few , been but too successfully inculcated on the minds of the people . From this source has been ...
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... derived from a habit of adducing the reasons of our institutions from British authorities , whence we have derived many of our forms , without sufficiently reflect- ing on the different nature of the governments , and that the same ...
... derived from a habit of adducing the reasons of our institutions from British authorities , whence we have derived many of our forms , without sufficiently reflect- ing on the different nature of the governments , and that the same ...
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