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... parliament : the virtuous part of their representatives would exert themselves to the utmost : but obviously , all this would be to no pur- pose , if as a body they were subservient to the views of the crown . In fine , it seems , that ...
... parliament : the virtuous part of their representatives would exert themselves to the utmost : but obviously , all this would be to no pur- pose , if as a body they were subservient to the views of the crown . In fine , it seems , that ...
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... parliament of England of the third of Q. Anne , certain commissioners were nominat- ed on behalf of the kingdom of England . And in pur- suance of an act of the third session of the parliament of Scotland , certain commissioners were ...
... parliament of England of the third of Q. Anne , certain commissioners were nominat- ed on behalf of the kingdom of England . And in pur- suance of an act of the third session of the parliament of Scotland , certain commissioners were ...
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... parliament of England with respect to the church of England . Accordingly , by the act of union of the two kingdoms , it is enacted , that the act of parliament for securing the church of England as by law established , and the said act ...
... parliament of England with respect to the church of England . Accordingly , by the act of union of the two kingdoms , it is enacted , that the act of parliament for securing the church of England as by law established , and the said act ...
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... parliament of Great Britain the parliament both of England and Scotland ? And now that they are represented by one parliament , is the power of that parliament with respect to the power of making laws in regard to the government and ...
... parliament of Great Britain the parliament both of England and Scotland ? And now that they are represented by one parliament , is the power of that parliament with respect to the power of making laws in regard to the government and ...
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... parliament of England would have no greater power to alter the presbyterian worship in Scotland , than to determine ... parliament as well as England : and when an act of parliament passes which concerns Scot- land , it is the parliament ...
... parliament of England would have no greater power to alter the presbyterian worship in Scotland , than to determine ... parliament as well as England : and when an act of parliament passes which concerns Scot- land , it is the parliament ...
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Página 75 - This natural liberty consists properly in a power of acting as one thinks fit ; without any restraint or control, unless by the law of nature ; being a right inherent in us by birth, and one of the gifts of God to man at his creation, when he endued him with the faculty of free will.
Página 107 - In vain may it be urged, that the good of the individual ought to yield to that of the community; for it would be dangerous to allow any private man or even any public tribunal to be the judge of this common good, and to decide whether it be expedient or no. Besides, the public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights, as modelled by the municipal law.
Página 107 - So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it ; no, not even for the general good of the whole community.
Página 27 - For when civil society is once formed, government at the same time results of course, as necessary to preserve and to keep that society in order. Unless some superior be constituted, whose commands and decisions all the members are bound to obey, they would still remain as in a state of nature, without any judge upon earth to define their several rights, and redress their several wrongs.
Página 22 - ... yet in nature and reason must always be understood and implied in the very act of associating together: namely, that the whole should protect all its parts, and that every part should pay obedience to the will of the whole ; or, in other words, that the community should guard the rights of each individual member, and that, in return for this protection, each individual should submit to the laws of the community ; without which submission of all, it was impossible that protection could be certainly...
Página 52 - Municipal law, thus understood, is properly defined to be a 'rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state, commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong.
Página 97 - For no man. that considers a moment, would wish to retain the absolute and uncontrolled power of doing whatever he pleases: the consequence of which is, that every other man would also have the same power; and then there would be no security to individuals in any of the enjoyments of life.
Página 107 - If a new road, for instance were to be made through the grounds of a private person, it might perhaps be extensively beneficial to the public ; but the law permits no man, or set of men, to do this without consent of the owner of the land.
Página 80 - ... that residuum of natural liberty, which is not required by the laws of society to be sacrificed to public convenience ; or else those civil privileges which society hath engaged to provide, in lieu of the natural liberties so given up by individuals.
Página 294 - Senera4y introduced to supply or retrieve *the expenses occasioned by *• •• the former: it being a kind of tacit confession, that the company engaged therein do, in general, exceed the bounds of their respective fortunes; and therefore they cast lots to determine upon whom the ruin shall at present fall, that the rest may be saved a little longer.