his strange interpretation
sufficiently confutes his
own schemes,
270,271 says, it matters not how kings come by their power, 274 makes an usurper have right to govern, ibid. First born, has no natural right, by being so, to dominion, 301 Force, when without authority, to be opposed with force, 443, 444 promises extorted by it, not binding, 451 Free, men are naturally so, 213 339 Freedom, (natural) men not de- prived of without their own consent, 420 - how men subject themselves to any government, 409, 414
- what diminishes the number
of its purchasers,
the value of it decreases with the decay of trade, ibid.
too much advance of its price an injury to the public, 62 why men pay taxes for it, though mortgaged, 75 how it came at first to be appropriated, 360 Landholders, want of trade a great loss to them, 25, 54, 56 Laws (human) must not be con- trary to the law of nature or scripture, 419, note Legislative power, how it is bounded,
-is valued according to the quantity of silver contained in it, 89-How it comes to be. otherwise when clipped, 94
the advantage of it in com- merce above uncoined silver, 88 the cause of melting it down, 90 it is better for the public to be milled than hammered, 91 raising the denomination will not hinder the exportation of it, 91, 93
the value of it should be kept as steady as possible, 103
the proportion should al- ways be exactly kept between that of gold and silver, 97, 99
constant equality of its value, the interest of every country, ibid.
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