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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... persons , it means the exercise of au thority by one or more persons over others . §2 . A parent gives directions to his children for the regu . lation of their behavior . He commands what they are to do , and forbids what they are not ...
... persons , it means the exercise of au thority by one or more persons over others . §2 . A parent gives directions to his children for the regu . lation of their behavior . He commands what they are to do , and forbids what they are not ...
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... persons associated together in any manner , or for any purpose , may be called a society . The friends of temperance ... person for breaking a law . The law requires , that for stealing , a man must pay a fine , or be put into prison ...
... persons associated together in any manner , or for any purpose , may be called a society . The friends of temperance ... person for breaking a law . The law requires , that for stealing , a man must pay a fine , or be put into prison ...
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... person has a right to what he has earned by his labor , or bought with his money . A man is entitled to what is ... persons in society have naturally the same rights , we have no right to what belongs to another , nor to say or do what ...
... person has a right to what he has earned by his labor , or bought with his money . A man is entitled to what is ... persons in society have naturally the same rights , we have no right to what belongs to another , nor to say or do what ...
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... persons of rank and wealth . The aristocratic principle , however , is preserved in the British house of lords . § 8 ... person intrusted with the business of private individuals ; by representative is generally understood one who is ...
... persons of rank and wealth . The aristocratic principle , however , is preserved in the British house of lords . § 8 ... person intrusted with the business of private individuals ; by representative is generally understood one who is ...
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... person , as in a simple democracy , both governments are alike in this , that all power , however differently ... persons forming the association draft a set of rules , stating the object of the society , what officers it shall have ...
... person , as in a simple democracy , both governments are alike in this , that all power , however differently ... persons forming the association draft a set of rules , stating the object of the society , what officers it shall have ...
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