 For it being but the joint power of every member of the society given up to that person or assembly which is legislator, it can be no more than those persons had in a state of Nature before they entered into society, and gave it up to the community.  Tracts on Political & Other Subjects - Page 121by Joseph Towers - 1796Full view - About this book
 | John Locke - Liberty - 1764 - 438 pages
...every common-wealth ; yet, Firjl, It is not, nor can poffibly be abfolutely arbitrary over the lives and fortunes of the people : for it being but the...member of the fociety given up to that perfon, or aiTembly, which is legiflator ; it can be no more than thofe perfons had in a ftate of nature before... | |
 | Francis Maseres - Massachusetts - 1777 - 498 pages
...chofen. The fupremc legiflature reprefents all the fubjects of the ftate : " For the legiflative is the joint power of every *' member of the fociety, given up to that perfon " or that aflembly, which is the legiflator."* It is only eflential to the completion of the legiflative... | |
 | Francis Plowden - Constitutional law - 1792 - 706 pages
...power in every commonwealth, yet it is not, nor can poffibly be, abfolutely arbitrary over the lives and fortunes of the people. For it being but the joint...aflembly, which is legiflator, it can be no more, than thofc perfons had in a (tare of nature, before they entered into fociety, and gave up to the community.... | |
 | Francis Plowden - Constitutional law - 1792 - 658 pages
...power in every commonwealth, yet it is not, nor can poffibly be, abfolutely arbitrary over the lives and fortunes of the people. For it being but the joint...every member of the fociety given up to that perfon or affembly, which is legislator, it can be no more, than thole perfons had in a ftate of nature, before... | |
 | Francis Plowden - Constitutional law - 1792 - 652 pages
...power in every commonwealth, yet it is not, nor can poflibly be, absolutely ar-, bitrary over the lives and fortunes of the people. For it being but the joint power of every member of the Society given up to that perfon or aflembly, which is legiflator, k can be no more, than thofe perfons... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 516 pages
...every commonwealth ; yet, First, It is not, nor can possibly be absolutely arbitrary over the lives and fortunes of the people : for it being but the joint power of every member of the society given up to that person or assembly which is legislator ; it can be no more than those persons... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1040 pages
...though the legislative be the supreme power, it cannot possibly be absolutely arbitrary over the lives and fortunes of the people. For, it being but the joint power of every member of the society, given up to that person or assembly which is the legislative, it can be no more than those... | |
 | Henry Richard Fox Bourne - 1876 - 596 pages
...commonwealth," however, " the legislative is not, nor can possibly be, absolutely arbitrary over the lives and fortunes of the people ; for, it being but the joint power of every member of the society given up to that person or assembly which is legislator, it can be no more than those persons... | |
 | John Locke - Liberty - 1884 - 328 pages
...every commonwealth; yet, first, it is not, nor can possibly be, absolutely arbitrary over the lives and fortunes of the people. For it being but the joint power of every member of the society given up to that person or assembly which is legislator, it can be no more than those persons... | |
 | Benjamin Kidd - Civilization - 1902 - 556 pages
...every commonwealth ; yet, first, it is not, nor can possibly be, absolutely arbitrary over the lives and fortunes of the people. For it being but the joint power of every member of the society given up to that person or assembly which is legislator, it can be no more than those persons... | |
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