According to the system of natural liberty, the sovereign has only three duties to attend to ; three duties of great importance, indeed, but plain and intelligible to common understandings : first, the duty of protecting the society from the violence... The Orthocratic Stateby Martin Sicker - 2003 - 200 pagesNo preview available - About this book
| Adam Smith - 1809 - 514 pages
...Sovereign or Commonwealth. PART I. Of the Expence of Defence. nPHs first duty of the sovereign, that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies, can be performed only by means of a military force. But the expence both of preparing this military... | |
| Adam Smith - 1811 - 520 pages
...great importance, indeed, buf plain and intelligible id c6riiihon understandings : first, the duty O' protecting the society from the violence and invasion...injustice or oppression of every other member of it, or the duty of establishing an exact administration of justice ; and, thirdly, the duty of erecting... | |
| Adam Smith - 1836 - 538 pages
...three duties of great importance, indeed, but plain and intelligible to common understandings : first, the duty of protecting the society from the violence...injustice or oppression of every other member of it, or the duty of establishing an exact administration of justice; and, thirdly, the duty of erecting... | |
| Adam Smith - 1838 - 476 pages
...three duties of great importance, indeed, but plain and intelligible to common understandings : first, the duty of protecting the society from the violence...the duty of protecting, as far as possible, every •»ember of the society from the injustice or oppression of every other member of it, or the duty... | |
| Adam Smith - 1839 - 448 pages
...Sovereign or Commonwealth. PART FIRST. Of the Expense of Defence. THE first duty of the sovereign, that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies, can be performed only by means Of a military force. But the expense both of preparing this military... | |
| 1855 - 514 pages
...the duties and expenses of the sovereign. He begins thus: — "The first duty of the sovereign, that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies, can be performed only by means of a military force." Again he says: — "The art of war, however, as... | |
| Charles Tennant - 1857 - 510 pages
...its own accord. According to that system, the sovereign has only three duties to attend to : first, the duty of protecting the society from the violence...injustice or oppression of every other member of it, or the duty of establishing an exact administration of justice ; and, thirdly, the duty of erecting... | |
| Adam Smith - 1869 - 616 pages
...a wrong on abolition of laws designed for his special those who purchase manufactures, and benefit. invasion of other independent societies; secondly,...injustice or oppression of every other member of it, or the duty of establishing an exact administration of justice ; and, thirdly, the duty of erecting... | |
| Adam Smith - 1869 - 870 pages
...designed for hii special invasion of other independent societies; secondly, the duty of protecting, ns far as possible, every member of the society from...injustice or oppression of every other member of it, or the duty of establishing1 an exact administration of justice ; and, thirdly, the duty of erecting... | |
| Adam Smith - 1875 - 808 pages
...Sovereign or Commonwealth. PART I.— Of the Expense of Defence, THE first duty of the sovereign, that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies, can be performed only by means of a military force. But the expense both of preparing this military... | |
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