History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe, Volume 20H.G. Bohn, 1861 - 538 pages |
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... equal and universal justice , which is now the deepest want of society , is also the ruling idea which is ever foremost in position and influence , wherever the spirit of man is found . Blind prejudices , insincere declamation , are no ...
... equal and universal justice , which is now the deepest want of society , is also the ruling idea which is ever foremost in position and influence , wherever the spirit of man is found . Blind prejudices , insincere declamation , are no ...
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... equal rights . The ceorls are freemen , without landed property , at least originally . Most of them fall into a state of servitude . With regard to the slaves , we can say nothing except that they were very numerous , and were divided ...
... equal rights . The ceorls are freemen , without landed property , at least originally . Most of them fall into a state of servitude . With regard to the slaves , we can say nothing except that they were very numerous , and were divided ...
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... equal rank to each other , regulated their mutual relations , and defined their reciprocal rights and duties . The first class marked a relationship of protection and dependence ; the second summoned all the inhabitants of the same ...
... equal rank to each other , regulated their mutual relations , and defined their reciprocal rights and duties . The first class marked a relationship of protection and dependence ; the second summoned all the inhabitants of the same ...
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... equal in extent of soil and number of inhabitants . There were sixty - five hundreds in Sussex , twenty - six in Yorkshire , and six in Lancashire . In the north of England , the hundreds bore another name ; they were called Wapentakes ...
... equal in extent of soil and number of inhabitants . There were sixty - five hundreds in Sussex , twenty - six in Yorkshire , and six in Lancashire . In the north of England , the hundreds bore another name ; they were called Wapentakes ...
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... equal quality and value ; I merely wish to hint that we should not appreciate them by only a few of their results , or by their exterior indications . In order fully to appreciate a government , we must penetrate into its essential and ...
... equal quality and value ; I merely wish to hint that we should not appreciate them by only a few of their results , or by their exterior indications . In order fully to appreciate a government , we must penetrate into its essential and ...
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Page 366 - I. Edward, by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Guyan, to all those that these present letters shall hear or see, greeting. Know ye that we to the honour of God and of holy Church, and to the profit of our realm, have granted for us and our heirs, that the Charter of Liberties and the Charter of the Forest, which were made by common assent of all the realm, in the time of King Henry our father, shall be kept in every point without breach.