The Young American: Or, Book of Government and Law; Showing Their History, Nature and Necessity. For the Use of Schools... |
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... usually regard with affection and veneration . The parents are the protectors of children ; the source from which their comforts and pleasures flow , and from whom their first knowledge is obtained . Obedience to law , therefore ...
... usually regard with affection and veneration . The parents are the protectors of children ; the source from which their comforts and pleasures flow , and from whom their first knowledge is obtained . Obedience to law , therefore ...
Page 12
... usually imperfect and confused . I pro- pose , therefore , to proceed to describe government , its origin , nature , and necessity ; its various forms in different parts of the world , and especially that form adopted in our own country ...
... usually imperfect and confused . I pro- pose , therefore , to proceed to describe government , its origin , nature , and necessity ; its various forms in different parts of the world , and especially that form adopted in our own country ...
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... usually addicted to war , hunting , and rude amusements . The lands are generally held in common . Among us , all property belongs to some individual , who alone has a right to it ; but among savages , each person may cultivate any ...
... usually addicted to war , hunting , and rude amusements . The lands are generally held in common . Among us , all property belongs to some individual , who alone has a right to it ; but among savages , each person may cultivate any ...
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... usually addicted to expensive and ostentatious modes of living . Their palaces are often magnificent , being fitted up with gorgeous tapestries , and re- splendent with every species of dazzling orna- ment . But the proprietors of these ...
... usually addicted to expensive and ostentatious modes of living . Their palaces are often magnificent , being fitted up with gorgeous tapestries , and re- splendent with every species of dazzling orna- ment . But the proprietors of these ...
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... usually devoted to animal pleasures , and their refinement is generally displayed rather in sensu- ality than in intellectual pursuits . CHAPTER V. The Civilized State . WHEN a nation has so far advanced in refine- ment as to have a ...
... usually devoted to animal pleasures , and their refinement is generally displayed rather in sensu- ality than in intellectual pursuits . CHAPTER V. The Civilized State . WHEN a nation has so far advanced in refine- ment as to have a ...
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