Christian PoliticsLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 - 445 pages |
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Page 16
... authority themselves , must of course be disposed to resist it in others ; and if they cannot govern , will be sure to be governed as little as pos- sible . It is the same spirit which in different circumstances produces hard masters ...
... authority themselves , must of course be disposed to resist it in others ; and if they cannot govern , will be sure to be governed as little as pos- sible . It is the same spirit which in different circumstances produces hard masters ...
Page 52
... authority , by which the re- lative conduct of its members may be regu- lated , and their several claims adjudged and settled . But though all political society in its very nature implies restraint , yet , under a wise government , none ...
... authority , by which the re- lative conduct of its members may be regu- lated , and their several claims adjudged and settled . But though all political society in its very nature implies restraint , yet , under a wise government , none ...
Page 58
... ' with a due regard to the authority of others ; since , without this modesty and precaution , he may come to be profane or heretical in religion , and seditious in politics ; and to need 58 [ PART I. Liberty in relation.
... ' with a due regard to the authority of others ; since , without this modesty and precaution , he may come to be profane or heretical in religion , and seditious in politics ; and to need 58 [ PART I. Liberty in relation.
Page 61
... authority whatsoever . To reclaim this spirit , and reduce it to a proper submission , is one happy tendency of a well - ordered policy . Under such a regimen a man finds himself perpetually controled by salutary restric- tions , and is ...
... authority whatsoever . To reclaim this spirit , and reduce it to a proper submission , is one happy tendency of a well - ordered policy . Under such a regimen a man finds himself perpetually controled by salutary restric- tions , and is ...
Page 62
... authority of their superiors , or the urgency of their circumstances : hence it is often seen , that younger brothers , who are obliged to apply themselves to a profession , pass more comfortably through life than the heir of the family ...
... authority of their superiors , or the urgency of their circumstances : hence it is often seen , that younger brothers , who are obliged to apply themselves to a profession , pass more comfortably through life than the heir of the family ...
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