PAGE 769. Christians have no right to alter the Form. 771. According to National Rules. 772. Individuals ought to conform to Rules. 773. External Observances are not the essential points. 774. THE DUTIES OF THE STATE, There are peculiar State Rights. 832. First: a Right to the National Territory. Does not arise from the Rights of individuals. Is involved in the Right of Territory. Third: the Right of Capital Punishment Is necessary to the safety of the State. Does not arise from the Rights of Individuals. Fourth the Right of imposing Oaths Is necessary to the Safety of the State. Does not arise from the Rights of Individuals. 858. The State has a Right to repress Religious Se- 860. Atheism has generally been punishable. 864. 865. PAGE Upon each man, as the Duties of his Station. Upon whom do the Duties of the State fall? Upon the Governors acting as for the State. But the Moral and Intellectual Progress of the 866. 867 871. 872. 874. 875. This is expressed by the Patriarchal System, This is expressed by the Social Contract, 876. Both Theories need modification. 877. Government is never merely an External Fact. 881. The Doctrine of Divine Right is equally incom- 882. 883. 884. Government is never merely a Contract. The Doctrine of Rights of Man is useless. pressions. 887. The Social Contract not merely a Contract. PAGE Art. 896. The "Social Contract" is appealed to in Ame- rican Codes. Hence it is the same in other States. The Social Contract contains many Articles. 910. "Men have not given their Consent to the So- 911. Consent is often presumed. 912. Paley rejects the sacredness of the Constitution. 913. "The Social Compact forbids putting down 914. All Morality forbids Armed Reform. 915. "The Social Contract offers arguments for Sedi- 916. The Social Contract did not tend to Sedition 917. Nor in Sacheverell's Trial; 919. The Doctrine of "The People" is inapplicable. |