The American Enlightenment: The Shaping of the American Experiment and a Free SocietyAdrienne Koch |
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... individuals , and perhaps still less on a collection of individuals , and least of all on a majority with the public authority in their hands . If the former are ready to forget that honesty is the best policy ; the last do more . They ...
... individuals , and perhaps still less on a collection of individuals , and least of all on a majority with the public authority in their hands . If the former are ready to forget that honesty is the best policy ; the last do more . They ...
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... individuals ( of conscience for example ) in becoming parties to the original compact being beyond the legitimate reach of sovereignty , wherever vested or however viewed . The question then presents itself , how far the will of a ...
... individuals ( of conscience for example ) in becoming parties to the original compact being beyond the legitimate reach of sovereignty , wherever vested or however viewed . The question then presents itself , how far the will of a ...
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... individuals . The duty of making its own wel- fare the guide of its actions , is much stronger upon the former than upon the latter ; in proportion to the greater magnitude and importance of national compared with individual happiness ...
... individuals . The duty of making its own wel- fare the guide of its actions , is much stronger upon the former than upon the latter ; in proportion to the greater magnitude and importance of national compared with individual happiness ...
Contents
IntroductionAdrienne Koch | 19 |
Reading and Writing | 56 |
LETTERS | 69 |
Copyright | |
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