Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event: In a Letter Intended to Have Been Sent to a Gentleman in Paris |
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... Canton , who compose what they call primary assemblies , are to have a qualification . What ! a qualification on the indefeasible rights of men ? Yes ; but it shall be a very small qualification . Our injustice shall be very little ...
... Canton , who compose what they call primary assemblies , are to have a qualification . What ! a qualification on the indefeasible rights of men ? Yes ; but it shall be a very small qualification . Our injustice shall be very little ...
Page 259
... Canton elect deputies to the Commune One for every two hundred qualified inhabitants . Here is the first medium put between the primary elector and the representative legislator ; and here a new turnpike is fixed for taxing the rights ...
... Canton elect deputies to the Commune One for every two hundred qualified inhabitants . Here is the first medium put between the primary elector and the representative legislator ; and here a new turnpike is fixed for taxing the rights ...
Page 266
... canton , and fend one deputy to the commune for every 200 voters , Nine cantons make a commune . Now let us take a canton containing a sea port town of trade , or a great manufacturing town . Let us suppose the population of this canton ...
... canton , and fend one deputy to the commune for every 200 voters , Nine cantons make a commune . Now let us take a canton containing a sea port town of trade , or a great manufacturing town . Let us suppose the population of this canton ...
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... canton exceeds it . Now , as to the basis of contribution , which also is a prin- ciple admitted first to operate in the assembly of the commune . Let us again take one canton , such as is stated above . If the whole of the direct ...
... canton exceeds it . Now , as to the basis of contribution , which also is a prin- ciple admitted first to operate in the assembly of the commune . Let us again take one canton , such as is stated above . If the whole of the direct ...
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affignats againſt almoſt antient authority becauſe canton caufe cauſe church civil clergy compofed confequence confider confiderable confifcation conftitution courfe courſe crown defcription deftroyed deftruction ecclefiaftical eftates election England eſtabliſhment exerciſe exift exiſtence expence faid fame favour fecurity feems felves fenfe ferve fettled fhall fhare fhew fhould fince firft firſt fituation fociety fome fomething foon fovereign fpirit France ftate ftill fubject fucceffion fuch fuffer fuppofe fupport fure fyftem himſelf honour houſe inftitutions inftruments intereft itſelf juftice king leaſt lefs legiflators liberty meaſure ment mind minifters moft monarchy moſt muft muſt national affembly nature neceffary neceffity obferve Old Jewry Paris perfons pleaſure poffeffed poffible political prefent preferve principles puniſhment purpoſes reafon refpect religion reprefentation reprefentative revenue Revolution ſcheme ſhall ſome ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion truft underſtanding uſe virtue whilft whofe whole wifdom worfe worſe