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And among these properties which are peculiar to man is a desire for society ; that is , a desire for a life spent in common with fellow - men , and not merely spent somehow , but spent tranquilly and in a manner corresponding to the ...
And among these properties which are peculiar to man is a desire for society ; that is , a desire for a life spent in common with fellow - men , and not merely spent somehow , but spent tranquilly and in a manner corresponding to the ...
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... and has also language , an instrument of this desire given to him alone of all animals , it is reasonable to assume that he has a faculty of knowing and acting according to general principles ; and such tendencies as agree with this ...
... and has also language , an instrument of this desire given to him alone of all animals , it is reasonable to assume that he has a faculty of knowing and acting according to general principles ; and such tendencies as agree with this ...
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For the mother of right— that is , of natural law is human nature ; for this would lead us to desire mutual society , even if it were not required for the supply of other wants . And the mother of civil laws is obligation by mutual ...
For the mother of right— that is , of natural law is human nature ; for this would lead us to desire mutual society , even if it were not required for the supply of other wants . And the mother of civil laws is obligation by mutual ...
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... any difference whether that proceeds from avarice or from lust or from anger or from thoughtless compassion , or , on the other hand , from the desire of superiority , in which the greatest examples of unjust aggressions originate .
... any difference whether that proceeds from avarice or from lust or from anger or from thoughtless compassion , or , on the other hand , from the desire of superiority , in which the greatest examples of unjust aggressions originate .
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We cannot desire eternal happiness too much nor fear eternal misery too much nor hate sin too much . It is , therefore , truly said by Gellius that there are some things of which the range is not to be bounded by any limits , such that ...
We cannot desire eternal happiness too much nor fear eternal misery too much nor hate sin too much . It is , therefore , truly said by Gellius that there are some things of which the range is not to be bounded by any limits , such that ...
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| Title | Old South Leaflets Old South Leaflets, Old South Association Issue 5 of Old South leaflets: Annual series |
| Contributor | Old South Association |
| Publisher | Directors of the Old South Work, 1902 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 8 pages |
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