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THE WORKS OF JOHN LOCKE - Page 414
by John Locke - 1801
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Two Treatises of Government: By Iohn Locke

John Locke - 1764 - 438 pages
...by extemporary decrees ; by indifferent and upright judges, who are to decide controverfies by thofe laws ; and to employ the force of the community at home, only in the execution of fuch laws, or abroad to prevent or redrels foreign injuries, and fecure the community from inroads...
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Flower's Political review and monthly register. (monthly ..., Volume 9

Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...coinniunity from inroads and invasion. And all this to he directed to no other end, hut the pence, safety, and public good of the people. cHAPTER X. Of the forms of a Commonwealth. 132. The majority having, as has heen shewed, upon men's first uniting into society, the whole power...
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Two Treatises of Government

John Locke - 1821 - 536 pages
...promulgated and known to the people, and not by extemporary decrees; by indifferent and upright judges, who are to decide controversies by .those laws ; and to...people. CHAPTER X. Of the Forms of a Commonwealth. §. 132. The majority having, as has been shewed, upon men's first uniting into society, the whole...
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The Works of John Locke, Volume 5

John Locke - 1823 - 516 pages
...promulgated and known to the people, and not by extemporary decrees ; by indifferent and upright judges, who are to decide controversies by those laws ; and to...safety, and public good of the people. CHAPTER X. Oftlie Forms of a Commonwealth. § 321. THE majority having, as has been showed, upon men's first uniting...
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Two Treatises of Government

John Locke - 1824 - 290 pages
...promulgated and known to the people, and not by extemporary decrees ; by indifferent and upright judges, who are to decide controversies by those laws ; and to...public good of the people. CHAPTER X. Of the forms of a commomoealth. § 132. THE majority having, as has been showed, upon men's first uniting into society;...
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Free Government in England and America: Containing the Great ..., Volume 25

John Fulton - 1864 - 582 pages
...promulgated and known to the people, and not by extemporary decrees ; ly indifferent and upright judges, who are to decide controversies by those laws ; and to...the peace, safety, and public good of the people. Absolute arbitrary power, or governing without settled standing laws, can neither of them consist with...
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More Criticisms on Darwin, and Administrative Nihilism

Thomas Henry Huxley - 1872 - 122 pages
...promulgated and known to the pcople, and not by extemporary decrees ; by indifferent and upright judges, who are to decide controversies by those laws ; and to employ the force of the community at homo only in the execution of such laws ; or abroad, to prevent or redress foreign injuries, and secure...
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Critiques and Addresses

Thomas Henry Huxley - 1873 - 428 pages
...promulgated and known to the people, and not by extemporary decrees ; by indifferent and upright judges, who are to decide controversies by those laws : and to...invasion. And all this to be directed to no other end than the peace, safety, and public good of the people." 1 Just as in the case of Hobbcs, so in that...
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Critiques and Addresses

Thomas Henry Huxley - 1873 - 342 pages
...promulgated and known to the people, and not by extemporary decrees ] by indifferent and upright judges, who are to decide controversies by those laws : and to...invasion. And all this to be directed to no other end than the peace, safety, and public good of the people." 1 Just as in the case of Hobbes, so in that...
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Two Treatises on Civil Government: Preceded by Sir Robert Filmer

John Locke - 1884 - 332 pages
...promulgated and known to the people, and not by extemporary decrees, by indifferent and upright judges, who are to decide controversies by those laws ; and to...people. CHAPTER X. Of the Forms of a Commonwealth. 132. The majority having, as has been showed, upon men's first uniting into society, the whole power...
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