American Literature: From the beginning to 1860.-v. 2. From 1860 to the presentC. Scribner's Sons, 1948 |
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Page 294
... Society is produced by our wants , and government by our wickedness ; the former promotes our happiness pos- itively , by uniting our affections ; the lat- ter negatively , by restraining our vices . The one encourages intercourse , the ...
... Society is produced by our wants , and government by our wickedness ; the former promotes our happiness pos- itively , by uniting our affections ; the lat- ter negatively , by restraining our vices . The one encourages intercourse , the ...
Page 305
... society shall be heir to a part over and above the tenth part due to society . If this additional part be from five to ten or twelve per cent , in proportion as the next of kin be nearer or more remote , so as to average with the ...
... society shall be heir to a part over and above the tenth part due to society . If this additional part be from five to ten or twelve per cent , in proportion as the next of kin be nearer or more remote , so as to average with the ...
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... society ; and it is as impossible for an individual to acquire personal prop- erty without the aid of society , as it is for him to make land originally . Separate an individual from society , and give him an island or a continent to ...
... society ; and it is as impossible for an individual to acquire personal prop- erty without the aid of society , as it is for him to make land originally . Separate an individual from society , and give him an island or a continent to ...
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