Democracy, Liberty, and Property: Readings in the American Political TraditionFrancis William Coker |
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Page 176
... present age . If aristocracy is the work of nature , by deserting her accus- tomed constancy , and slily changing the shape of her work , she has cunningly perplexed our defensive operations 77 Suppose the people of England should ...
... present age . If aristocracy is the work of nature , by deserting her accus- tomed constancy , and slily changing the shape of her work , she has cunningly perplexed our defensive operations 77 Suppose the people of England should ...
Page 330
... present revolu- tion . The laws indeed were still oppressive on them , but the spirit of the one party had subsided into moderation , and of the other had risen to a degree of determination which commanded respect . The present state of ...
... present revolu- tion . The laws indeed were still oppressive on them , but the spirit of the one party had subsided into moderation , and of the other had risen to a degree of determination which commanded respect . The present state of ...
Page 831
... present hour and circumstance is the cumulative result ; this is the best throw of the dice of nature that has yet been , or that is yet possible . If we see it from the side of Will , or the Moral Senti- ment , we shall accuse the Past ...
... present hour and circumstance is the cumulative result ; this is the best throw of the dice of nature that has yet been , or that is yet possible . If we see it from the side of Will , or the Moral Senti- ment , we shall accuse the Past ...
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
From A Modell of Christian Charity 1603 | 17 |
THE FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT OF NEW HAVEN 1639 | 26 |
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