The American Enlightenment: The Shaping of the American Experiment and a Free SocietyAdrienne Koch |
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... society of Massachusettensians then , there is , it is true , a moral and political equality of rights and duties among all the individuals , and as yet no appearance of artificial inequalities of condition , such as hereditary ...
... society of Massachusettensians then , there is , it is true , a moral and political equality of rights and duties among all the individuals , and as yet no appearance of artificial inequalities of condition , such as hereditary ...
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... society on which it is to act . It is a law of nature , now well understood , that the earth under a civilized cultivation is capable of yielding subsistence for a large surplus of consumers , beyond those having an immediate interest ...
... society on which it is to act . It is a law of nature , now well understood , that the earth under a civilized cultivation is capable of yielding subsistence for a large surplus of consumers , beyond those having an immediate interest ...
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... society must result from the free consent of every individual . But as the objects in view could not be attained , if every measure conducive to them required the consent of every member of the society , the theory further supposes ...
... society must result from the free consent of every individual . But as the objects in view could not be attained , if every measure conducive to them required the consent of every member of the society , the theory further supposes ...
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IntroductionAdrienne Koch | 19 |
Reading and Writing | 56 |
LETTERS | 69 |
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