Christian PoliticsLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 - 445 pages |
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... observation . And if we inquire into our public executions , many of the wretched sufferers will be found among the victims of pleasure . In the last place , it is commonly an over- match for reason in its highest improvement . It might ...
... observation . And if we inquire into our public executions , many of the wretched sufferers will be found among the victims of pleasure . In the last place , it is commonly an over- match for reason in its highest improvement . It might ...
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... observed jestingly of his son , that " he was chief of the Greeks , by governing his mother , who governed him , who governed all the rest , " is too often realized within the circle of do- mestic life . I. If we look into our public ...
... observed jestingly of his son , that " he was chief of the Greeks , by governing his mother , who governed him , who governed all the rest , " is too often realized within the circle of do- mestic life . I. If we look into our public ...
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... observed ) it is not mere equality , but dominion , that is naturally the object of human ambition . And it may justly be questioned , whether many examples can be produced of a lasting friendly union between two private indi- viduals ...
... observed ) it is not mere equality , but dominion , that is naturally the object of human ambition . And it may justly be questioned , whether many examples can be produced of a lasting friendly union between two private indi- viduals ...
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... distinction . Lastly : From the above observations it may appear , that the principle of which we have been speaking is essentially hostile to the peace and good order of the world . Men SECT . I. ] General Sketch of Man . 15.
... distinction . Lastly : From the above observations it may appear , that the principle of which we have been speaking is essentially hostile to the peace and good order of the world . Men SECT . I. ] General Sketch of Man . 15.
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... observed , money is sought chiefly for plea- sure , and in the next for consequence ; but , in the last stage , it is sought for its own sake . Avarice is the dead sea into which all c 2 SECT . 1. ] 19 General Sketch of Man .
... observed , money is sought chiefly for plea- sure , and in the next for consequence ; but , in the last stage , it is sought for its own sake . Avarice is the dead sea into which all c 2 SECT . 1. ] 19 General Sketch of Man .
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