Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects: In Two Volumes, Band 1T. Cadell, in the Strand: and A. Kincaid, and A. Donaldson, at Edinburgh., 1772 |
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... ancient as well as modern hiftory , foreign as well as domeftic . But here it may be proper to make a distinction . All abfolute governments muft very much depend on the adminiftration ; and this is one of the great inconve- niences ...
... ancient as well as modern hiftory , foreign as well as domeftic . But here it may be proper to make a distinction . All abfolute governments muft very much depend on the adminiftration ; and this is one of the great inconve- niences ...
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... ancient government , and even to those names , which have had the fanction of antiquity . Antiquity always be- gets the opinion of right ; and whatever disadvantageous fentiments we may entertain of mankind , they are always found to be ...
... ancient government , and even to those names , which have had the fanction of antiquity . Antiquity always be- gets the opinion of right ; and whatever disadvantageous fentiments we may entertain of mankind , they are always found to be ...
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... us cherish and improve our ancient government as much as poffible , without encouraging a paffion for fuch dangerous novelties . VOL . I. D ESSAY V. Of the INDEPENDENCY of PARLIAMENT . POLITICAL writers PRINCIPLES of GOVERNMENT . 33.
... us cherish and improve our ancient government as much as poffible , without encouraging a paffion for fuch dangerous novelties . VOL . I. D ESSAY V. Of the INDEPENDENCY of PARLIAMENT . POLITICAL writers PRINCIPLES of GOVERNMENT . 33.
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... ancient and modern . How much , therefore , would it have furprized fuch a genius as CICERO , or TACITUS , to have been told , that , in a future age , there fhould arife a very regular fyftem of mixed government , where the authority ...
... ancient and modern . How much , therefore , would it have furprized fuch a genius as CICERO , or TACITUS , to have been told , that , in a future age , there fhould arife a very regular fyftem of mixed government , where the authority ...
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... ancient conftitution from danger . We may , therefore , give to this influence what name we please ; we may call it by the invidious appellations of corruption and depen- dence ; but fome degree and fame kind of it are insepa- rable ...
... ancient conftitution from danger . We may , therefore , give to this influence what name we please ; we may call it by the invidious appellations of corruption and depen- dence ; but fome degree and fame kind of it are insepa- rable ...
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