The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: To which is Prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Author's Life, Volume 1G.H. Evans, 1844 |
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... less liable it is to be disordered ; and the easier re- paired when disordered ; and with this maxim in view , I offer a few remarks on the so much boasted constitution of England . That it was noble for the dark and slavish times in ...
... less liable it is to be disordered ; and the easier re- paired when disordered ; and with this maxim in view , I offer a few remarks on the so much boasted constitution of England . That it was noble for the dark and slavish times in ...
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... less , and as all the wheels of a machine are put in motion by one , it only remains to know which power in the constitution has the most weight , for that will govern ; and though the others , or a part of them , may clog , or , as the ...
... less , and as all the wheels of a machine are put in motion by one , it only remains to know which power in the constitution has the most weight , for that will govern ; and though the others , or a part of them , may clog , or , as the ...
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... less to purchase their safety by frequent contributions . Yet hist electors could have no idea of giving hereditary right to his descen- dants , because such a perpetual exclusion of themselves was incompatible with the free and ...
... less to purchase their safety by frequent contributions . Yet hist electors could have no idea of giving hereditary right to his descen- dants , because such a perpetual exclusion of themselves was incompatible with the free and ...
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... less than eight civil wars and nineteen rebellions . Wherefore instead of making for peace , it makes against it , and destroys the very foundation it seems to stand upon . The contest for monarchy and succession , between the houses of ...
... less than eight civil wars and nineteen rebellions . Wherefore instead of making for peace , it makes against it , and destroys the very foundation it seems to stand upon . The contest for monarchy and succession , between the houses of ...
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... less business there is for a king . It is somewhat difficult to find a proper name for the government of England . Sir William Meredith calls it a republic ; but in its present state it is unworthy of the name , because the corrupt ...
... less business there is for a king . It is somewhat difficult to find a proper name for the government of England . Sir William Meredith calls it a republic ; but in its present state it is unworthy of the name , because the corrupt ...
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