Lectures on the Relation Between Law & Public Opinion in England During the Nineteenth Century |
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... tion or relation between a century of English legisla- tion and successive currents of opinion . The book is , in fact , an endeavour to bring the growth of English laws during a hundred years into connection with the course of English ...
... tion or relation between a century of English legisla- tion and successive currents of opinion . The book is , in fact , an endeavour to bring the growth of English laws during a hundred years into connection with the course of English ...
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... tion of human institutions must , in a sense , always and everywhere depend upon the beliefs or feelings , or , in other words , upon the opinion of the society in which such institutions flourish . " As force , " writes Hume , " is ...
... tion of human institutions must , in a sense , always and everywhere depend upon the beliefs or feelings , or , in other words , upon the opinion of the society in which such institutions flourish . " As force , " writes Hume , " is ...
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... tion as in England . The difficulty imposed by many French constitutions on meeting with rapidity the requirements of public opinion has not only been an excuse for revolutionary violence , but has also hindered the gradual amendment of ...
... tion as in England . The difficulty imposed by many French constitutions on meeting with rapidity the requirements of public opinion has not only been an excuse for revolutionary violence , but has also hindered the gradual amendment of ...
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... tion , public opinion is itself far less the result of reasoning or of argument than of the circumstances in which men are placed . Between 1783 and 1861 negro slavery was abolished , one might almost say ceased of itself to exist , in ...
... tion , public opinion is itself far less the result of reasoning or of argument than of the circumstances in which men are placed . Between 1783 and 1861 negro slavery was abolished , one might almost say ceased of itself to exist , in ...
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... tion , and particularly the youthful part thereof . This kind of " conservatism , " which prompts men to 1 See Lect . X. post . 11 . retain convictions which are losing their hold upon 36 LAW AND OPINION IN ENGLAND (4) Dominant ...
... tion , and particularly the youthful part thereof . This kind of " conservatism , " which prompts men to 1 See Lect . X. post . 11 . retain convictions which are losing their hold upon 36 LAW AND OPINION IN ENGLAND (4) Dominant ...
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Page 418 - Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts : nothing else will ever be of any service to them. This is the principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to Facts, sir...
Page 142 - the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness.
Page 72 - Many of our men of speculation, instead of exploding general prejudices, employ their sagacity to discover the latent wisdom which prevails in them. If they find what they seek, and they seldom fail, they think it more wise to continue the prejudice, with the reason involved, than to cast away the coat of prejudice, and to leave nothing but the naked reason...
Page 2 - When we enquire by what means this wonder is effected, we shall find that, as force is always on the side of the governed, the governors have nothing to support them but opinion. It is therefore on opinion only that government is founded ; and this maxim extends to the most despotic and most military governments, as well as to the most free and most popular.
Page 144 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Page 146 - Liberty, as a principle, has no application to any state of things anterior to the time when mankind have become capable of being improved by free and equal discussion.
Page 161 - So complete was my father's reliance on the influence of reason over the minds of mankind, whenever it is allowed to reach them, that he felt as if all would be gained if the whole population were taught to read, if all sorts of opinions were allowed to be addressed to them by word and in writing, and if by means of the suffrage they could nominate a legislature to give effect to the opinions they adopted.
Page 157 - Thirdly, from this liberty of each individual follows the liberty, within the same limits, of combination among individuals; freedom to unite, for any purpose not involving harm to others: the persons combining being supposed to be of full age, and not forced or deceived.
Page 276 - It shall be the duty of the parent of every child to cause such child to receive efficient elementary instruction in reading, writing, and arithmetic, and if such parent fail to perform such duty, he shall be liable to such orders and penalties as are provided by this Act.
Page 426 - I will call no being good, who is not what I mean when I apply that epithet to my fellowcreatures ; and if such a being can sentence me to hell for not so calling him, to hell I will go.