First Lessons in Civil Government: Including a Comprehensive View of the Government of the State of New-York, and an Abstract of the Laws, Showing the Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities of Citizens in the Civil and Domestic Relations : with an Outline of the Government of the United States, Adapted to the Capacities of Children and Youth, and Designed for the Use of Schools |
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... ment . By a state of civilization and social improvement is meant refinement of manners , or growth in knowledge . In any country where the people enjoy the benefits of learning , and the means of improving their social condition , or ...
... ment . By a state of civilization and social improvement is meant refinement of manners , or growth in knowledge . In any country where the people enjoy the benefits of learning , and the means of improving their social condition , or ...
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... ment of their rights . § 12. All laws ought to be so made as to secure to men the liberty to enjoy and exercise their natural rights . Natu ral rights are those which we are entitled to by nature , rights with which we are born . They ...
... ment of their rights . § 12. All laws ought to be so made as to secure to men the liberty to enjoy and exercise their natural rights . Natu ral rights are those which we are entitled to by nature , rights with which we are born . They ...
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... ment in different countries are very different from each other . What distinguishes one form of government from another is , that the power to govern , that is , the power to make the laws and to put them in force , is in different ...
... ment in different countries are very different from each other . What distinguishes one form of government from another is , that the power to govern , that is , the power to make the laws and to put them in force , is in different ...
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... ment which is in the hands of a few persons of rank and wealth . The aristocratic principle , however , is preserved in the British house of lords . § 8. But the form of government which prevails in this country is different from all ...
... ment which is in the hands of a few persons of rank and wealth . The aristocratic principle , however , is preserved in the British house of lords . § 8. But the form of government which prevails in this country is different from all ...
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... ment for themselves . Hence , in no country do the people enjoy greater political privileges than in the United States . In most governments there is either no constitution at all , or none that is made by the people . In such ...
... ment for themselves . Hence , in no country do the people enjoy greater political privileges than in the United States . In most governments there is either no constitution at all , or none that is made by the people . In such ...
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