Democracy, Liberty, and Property: Readings in the American Political TraditionFrancis William Coker |
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Page 405
... morally obligatory than they were before . The legislator may make it very uncomfortable for me to disobey his command , when that is wicked ; he cannot make it right for me to keep it when wicked . All the moral obligation depends on ...
... morally obligatory than they were before . The legislator may make it very uncomfortable for me to disobey his command , when that is wicked ; he cannot make it right for me to keep it when wicked . All the moral obligation depends on ...
Page 408
... moral duty to massacre the people ? I know very well it is commonly taught that it is the moral duty of the officers of government to execute every statute , and of the people to submit thereto , no matter how wicked the statute may be ...
... moral duty to massacre the people ? I know very well it is commonly taught that it is the moral duty of the officers of government to execute every statute , and of the people to submit thereto , no matter how wicked the statute may be ...
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... moral forces , and that this objection is superficial and short- sighted . What is true is that economic forces always go before moral forces . Men feel self - interest long before they feel prudence , self - control , and temperance ...
... moral forces , and that this objection is superficial and short- sighted . What is true is that economic forces always go before moral forces . Men feel self - interest long before they feel prudence , self - control , and temperance ...
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
From A Modell of Christian Charity 1603 | 17 |
THE FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT OF NEW HAVEN 1639 | 26 |
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