Political Thought in America: An AnthologyMichael B. Levy Dorsey Press, 1982 - 474 pages |
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... laws of the King , we obey the laws of the parliament . If we disown the authority of the parliament , we disown the authority of the King . There is no medium without ascrib- ing powers to the King which the constitution knows nothing ...
... laws of the King , we obey the laws of the parliament . If we disown the authority of the parliament , we disown the authority of the King . There is no medium without ascrib- ing powers to the King which the constitution knows nothing ...
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... Laws , the most wholesome and necessary for the public good . He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance , unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained ; and when so sus ...
... Laws , the most wholesome and necessary for the public good . He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance , unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained ; and when so sus ...
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... laws ; and it is necessary that those laws should be made by the representatives of those who are im- mediately subject to the want of them . By en- deavouring to suit both extremes , both are injured . It is impossible for one code of laws ...
... laws ; and it is necessary that those laws should be made by the representatives of those who are im- mediately subject to the want of them . By en- deavouring to suit both extremes , both are injured . It is impossible for one code of laws ...
Contents
PART II | 25 |
A View of the Causes and Consequences of the American Revolution 17631775 | 55 |
Letter to James Madison 1787 Thomas Jefferson | 108 |
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