Democracy, Liberty, and Property: Readings in the American Political TraditionFrancis William Coker |
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... rule for all . ) I say the mission of government , henceforth , in civilized lands , is not repression alone , and not authority alone , not even of law , nor by that favorite standard of the eminent writer , the rule of the best men ...
... rule for all . ) I say the mission of government , henceforth , in civilized lands , is not repression alone , and not authority alone , not even of law , nor by that favorite standard of the eminent writer , the rule of the best men ...
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... rule - absolute monarchy , aristocracy , mid- dle class , and proletariat - and though some of these have proved better than others , they have all been bad , for they have endangered or destroyed social unity and harmony , and have ...
... rule - absolute monarchy , aristocracy , mid- dle class , and proletariat - and though some of these have proved better than others , they have all been bad , for they have endangered or destroyed social unity and harmony , and have ...
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... rule , turpius ejicitur quam non admit- titur hospes , it is worse to receive a man whom we must cast out againe , than to denye him admittance . 9. The rule of the Apostle , John 2. 10. is , that such as come and bring not the true ...
... rule , turpius ejicitur quam non admit- titur hospes , it is worse to receive a man whom we must cast out againe , than to denye him admittance . 9. The rule of the Apostle , John 2. 10. is , that such as come and bring not the true ...
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
From A Modell of Christian Charity 1603 | 17 |
THE FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT OF NEW HAVEN 1639 | 26 |
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