Sir Thomas More: Or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society, Volume 1J. Murray, 1829 - 849 pages "His Colloquies of Society (1829) is a calm exposition of his mature social and political convictions: rejection of the Catholic claims and of constitutional reform, support for high taxation to redistribute wealth, and so on. The conversations are conducted with the ghost of Sir Thomas More, whose Utopia was a remote ancestor of pantisocracy. They are set in the neighbourhood of Keswick, and the beauty of the countryside tempers the generally gloomy tone of the conversation, as does the quiet of his splendid library" -ODNB. |
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... ment in the spiritual and temporal con- dition of his fellow creatures . Having thus given the most direct con- tradiction to Mr. Shannon's assertions , I leave him to reconcile his conduct on this occasion with the principles by which ...
... ment in the spiritual and temporal con- dition of his fellow creatures . Having thus given the most direct con- tradiction to Mr. Shannon's assertions , I leave him to reconcile his conduct on this occasion with the principles by which ...
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... ment to any country , and might almost lead me to hope that their republican constitution may be more permanent , than all other considera- tions would induce me either to suppose or wish . You judge of me , he made answer , by my ...
... ment to any country , and might almost lead me to hope that their republican constitution may be more permanent , than all other considera- tions would induce me either to suppose or wish . You judge of me , he made answer , by my ...
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... ment . Of this indeed there have been recent instances ; and in one atrocious case , the crimi- nal escaped , because the statute against the imaginary offence is obsolete , and there exists no law which could reach the real one ...
... ment . Of this indeed there have been recent instances ; and in one atrocious case , the crimi- nal escaped , because the statute against the imaginary offence is obsolete , and there exists no law which could reach the real one ...
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... ment ; and in the ferment which exists every where he beholds only a purifying process ; not considering that there is an acetous as well as a vinous fermentation ; and that in the one case the liquor may be spilt , in the other it must ...
... ment ; and in the ferment which exists every where he beholds only a purifying process ; not considering that there is an acetous as well as a vinous fermentation ; and that in the one case the liquor may be spilt , in the other it must ...
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... ment of the world has appeared to be a mere speculation , altogether inapplicable in practice ; and as dangerous to weak heads and heated imaginations as it is congenial to benevolent hearts . Perhaps that improvement is neither so ...
... ment of the world has appeared to be a mere speculation , altogether inapplicable in practice ; and as dangerous to weak heads and heated imaginations as it is congenial to benevolent hearts . Perhaps that improvement is neither so ...
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