 Hence the good and happiness of the members — that is, the majority of the members — of any state, is the great standard by which everything relating to that state must finally be determined...  Notes and Queries - Page 2451879Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Priestley - 1771 - 330 pages
...13 not, that all people live in fociety for their mutual advantage ; fo that the good and happinefs of the members, that is the majority of the members of any ftate, is the great ftandard by which every thing relating to that ftate muft finally be determined.... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1807 - 788 pages
...support and approbation ought to be tried-' His .leading principle is, ' that the good 394 1807.] 395 and happiness of the members, that is the majority...members of any state, is the great standard by which every thing, relating to that state, must be determined.' This principle Mr. C. represents as almost... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1807 - 786 pages
...their claims to publick support and approbation ought to be tried.' His leading principle is, « that the good and happiness of the members, that is the...members of any state, is the great standard by which every thing, relating to that state, must be determined.' This principle Mr. C. represents as almost... | |
 | Thomas Thomson - 1813 - 530 pages
...whether it be expressed or not, that all people live in society for their mutual advantage : so that the good and happiness of the members, that is, the...members of any state, is the great standard by which every thing relating to that state must be finally determined ; and though it m;iy be supposed that... | |
 | Thomas Thomson - 1813 - 514 pages
...whether it be expressed or not, that all people hve in society for their mutual advantage: so that the good and happiness of the members, that is, the...members of any state, is the great standard by which every thing relating to that state ' musf be finally determined; and though it may be supposed that... | |
 | 1843 - 498 pages
...whether it be expressed or not, that all people live in society for their mutual advantage ; so that the good and happiness of the members, that is, the...members of any state, is the great standard by which every thing relating to that state must finally be determined. And though it may be supposed, that... | |
 | John Towill Rutt - 1831 - 450 pages
...imperfect recollection after so long an interval, the following might have been the passage designed : " The good and happiness of the members, that is, the...members, of any state, is the great standard by which every thing relating to that state must finally be determined." W. XXII. 13. Afterwards, the " Essay"... | |
 | 1834 - 602 pages
...whether it be expressed or not, that all people live in society for their mutual advantage ; so that the good and happiness of the members, — that is,...the great standard by which everything relating to (hat state must be finally determined ; and though it may be supposed that a body of people may be... | |
 | John Taylor - 1839 - 274 pages
...whether it be expressed or not, that all people live in society for their mutual advantage; so that the good and happiness of the members, that is, the...members, of any state, is the great standard by which every thing relating to that state must finally be determined. And though it may be supposed that a... | |
 | Materials - 1846 - 478 pages
...whether it be expressed or not, that all people live in society for their mutual advantage ; so that the good and happiness of the members, that is, the...members, of any state, is the great standard by which every thing relating to that state must finally be determined. And though it may be supposed that a... | |
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