Familiar Lectures on Moral Philosophy, Band 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1818 |
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... say , such an au- thority to enjoy the thing , or to perform the action , as to exclude the right of interfe- rence on the part of other men . Right and Obligation are reciprocal ; that is , where there is a right in one person , there ...
... say , such an au- thority to enjoy the thing , or to perform the action , as to exclude the right of interfe- rence on the part of other men . Right and Obligation are reciprocal ; that is , where there is a right in one person , there ...
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... says , " Whate'er is best administered is best . " But if a People can be rendered happy under a bad form , by the prudence and fidelity of those in whose hands the administration is intrusted , there is no reason to doubt that they ...
... says , " Whate'er is best administered is best . " But if a People can be rendered happy under a bad form , by the prudence and fidelity of those in whose hands the administration is intrusted , there is no reason to doubt that they ...
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... says he , " is the fundamental Constitu- tion of the English Government . The legislative body being composed of two parts , one checks the other by the mutual privilege of rejecting . They are both checked by the executive power , as ...
... says he , " is the fundamental Constitu- tion of the English Government . The legislative body being composed of two parts , one checks the other by the mutual privilege of rejecting . They are both checked by the executive power , as ...
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... reasonable person will be content . " Harrington , " says the celebrated writer I have just quoted , " has , in his Oceana , inquired into the highest point of liberty to which the con- stitution of a State may be carried . But of D 2 35.
... reasonable person will be content . " Harrington , " says the celebrated writer I have just quoted , " has , in his Oceana , inquired into the highest point of liberty to which the con- stitution of a State may be carried . But of D 2 35.
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... say , con- sists in declaring a thing to be true which we believe to be false , with an intention to deceive . " All these circumstances must be united before a man can be justly charged with this breach of mo- rality . If a person ...
... say , con- sists in declaring a thing to be true which we believe to be false , with an intention to deceive . " All these circumstances must be united before a man can be justly charged with this breach of mo- rality . If a person ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 384 - And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
Seite 138 - Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For Thou, O Lord, art with me still : Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade.
Seite 146 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Seite 91 - But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him ; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Seite 129 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me," even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and...
Seite 145 - He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Seite 302 - But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them : for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Seite 223 - Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness ; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
Seite 139 - I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Seite 148 - Which but to guess a Newton* made immortal? — If so, how each sage atom laughs at me, Who think a clod inferior to a man! If art to form, and counsel to conduct, And that with greater far than human skill, Resides not in each block, — a Godhead reigns.