History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe, Volume 20H.G. Bohn, 1861 - 538 pages |
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... reason . - Governments ought to be continu- ally reminded of their obligation to inquire into and conform to these laws . - Classification of governments on this principle LECTURE VII . - · Comparison of the principles of different ...
... reason . - Governments ought to be continu- ally reminded of their obligation to inquire into and conform to these laws . - Classification of governments on this principle LECTURE VII . - · Comparison of the principles of different ...
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... reason , to reconnect what we now are with what we formerly were ; we feel the necessity of bringing our habits into asso- ciation with intelligent feeling , to connect our institutions with our recollections , and , in fine , to gather ...
... reason , to reconnect what we now are with what we formerly were ; we feel the necessity of bringing our habits into asso- ciation with intelligent feeling , to connect our institutions with our recollections , and , in fine , to gather ...
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... reason , regard for justice , love of liberty , all that makes society dignified and secure , were a discovery of to - day , made by the generation which has last appeared . In thus renouncing its ancestors , this generation forgets ...
... reason , regard for justice , love of liberty , all that makes society dignified and secure , were a discovery of to - day , made by the generation which has last appeared . In thus renouncing its ancestors , this generation forgets ...
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... come to satisfy , and he demanded that men should see and honour in the history of decayed paganism that which only existed in his dreams . The same demands have been THE DUTY OF IMPARTIALITY . made with as little reason.
... come to satisfy , and he demanded that men should see and honour in the history of decayed paganism that which only existed in his dreams . The same demands have been THE DUTY OF IMPARTIALITY . made with as little reason.
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... reason and power , judges the actions of men accused of crimes , and acquits or condemns them in the name of the Eternal Justice . In the sixth century , society did not inflict punishment ; life , like every- thing else , had its price ...
... reason and power , judges the actions of men accused of crimes , and acquits or condemns them in the name of the Eternal Justice . In the sixth century , society did not inflict punishment ; life , like every- thing else , had its price ...
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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.