Democracy, Liberty, and Property: Readings in the American Political TraditionFrancis William Coker |
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... protected by the laws of his country . To withhold his commission , therefore , is an act deemed by the court not ... protection . . . The government of the United States has been emphatically termed a government of laws , and not of ...
... protected by the laws of his country . To withhold his commission , therefore , is an act deemed by the court not ... protection . . . The government of the United States has been emphatically termed a government of laws , and not of ...
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... protection . In some States , men make a livelihood in the legislature by " striking " them , —that is , threatening them with hos- tile legislation , and getting themselves bought off by the agent of the corporation ; for each ...
... protection . In some States , men make a livelihood in the legislature by " striking " them , —that is , threatening them with hos- tile legislation , and getting themselves bought off by the agent of the corporation ; for each ...
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... protection are recipro- cal . The subject is bound by the compact to yield obedience to government , and in return , is entitled to protection from it ; thus the poor are protected against the rich ; the weak against the strong ; the ...
... protection are recipro- cal . The subject is bound by the compact to yield obedience to government , and in return , is entitled to protection from it ; thus the poor are protected against the rich ; the weak against the strong ; the ...
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
From A Modell of Christian Charity 1603 | 17 |
THE FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT OF NEW HAVEN 1639 | 26 |
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