Democracy, Liberty, and Property: Readings in the American Political TraditionFrancis William Coker |
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Page 171
... hold that law has upon them , and then to get hold of law . Faction is a Hercules , whose first labor is to strangle this lion , and then to make armor of his skin . In every democratic state , the ruling faction will have law to keep ...
... hold that law has upon them , and then to get hold of law . Faction is a Hercules , whose first labor is to strangle this lion , and then to make armor of his skin . In every democratic state , the ruling faction will have law to keep ...
Page 186
... hold the property . In my judgment , therefore , a republican form of government rests not more on political consti- tutions than on those laws which regulate the descent and transmis- sion of property . If the nature of our ...
... hold the property . In my judgment , therefore , a republican form of government rests not more on political consti- tutions than on those laws which regulate the descent and transmis- sion of property . If the nature of our ...
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... hold , nevertheless , no arbitrary power over it . We hold no arbitrary authority over anything , whether acquired law- fully , or seized by usurpation . The Constitution regulates our stewardship ; the Constitution devotes the domain ...
... hold , nevertheless , no arbitrary power over it . We hold no arbitrary authority over anything , whether acquired law- fully , or seized by usurpation . The Constitution regulates our stewardship ; the Constitution devotes the domain ...
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
From A Modell of Christian Charity 1603 | 17 |
THE FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT OF NEW HAVEN 1639 | 26 |
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