Seedtime of the Republic: The Origin of the American Tradition of Political LibertyHarcourt, Brace, 1953 - 558 pages Interpretive account of; the colonial experiences and political philosophny which gave use to the American Revolution. |
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Page 173
... rules of government , which are exercised amongst them , and so submit themselves thereunto : but doe not make any verball profession thereof . . . . 3. Its most according to the compleatnesse of the rule , and for the better being of ...
... rules of government , which are exercised amongst them , and so submit themselves thereunto : but doe not make any verball profession thereof . . . . 3. Its most according to the compleatnesse of the rule , and for the better being of ...
Page 215
... Rule - this was for Wise the sum of nature's rules for human conduct . Others say this is the way to find out the law of nature , namely , if a man any way doubts , whether what he is going to do to another man be agree- able to the law ...
... Rule - this was for Wise the sum of nature's rules for human conduct . Others say this is the way to find out the law of nature , namely , if a man any way doubts , whether what he is going to do to another man be agree- able to the law ...
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... rule a sufficient support of constitutional gov- ernment " if the whole community had the same interest . " 66 Wise had one splendid passage concerning majority rule , in which he made clear his democratic dedication to the rule of ...
... rule a sufficient support of constitutional gov- ernment " if the whole community had the same interest . " 66 Wise had one splendid passage concerning majority rule , in which he made clear his democratic dedication to the rule of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
Colonial Government and the Rise of Liberty | 12 |
Colonial Religion and the Rise of Liberty | 36 |
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