American Thought and Writing: The Revolution and the early RepublicRussel Blaine Nye, Norman S. Grabo Houghton Mifflin, 1965 |
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... majority today , might be the minority to- morrow ; and , of course , that which is now fixed might and would be soon unfixed . Mr. Locke indeed says , that , " by consenting with others to make one body - politic under government , a ...
... majority today , might be the minority to- morrow ; and , of course , that which is now fixed might and would be soon unfixed . Mr. Locke indeed says , that , " by consenting with others to make one body - politic under government , a ...
Strana 126
... majority . ” Majority rule was to him vitally important to the wis- dom and justice of government , for “ absolute acquiescence in the rule of the majority , " he thought , was " the vital principle of republics from which there is no ...
... majority . ” Majority rule was to him vitally important to the wis- dom and justice of government , for “ absolute acquiescence in the rule of the majority , " he thought , was " the vital principle of republics from which there is no ...
Strana 136
... majority is come into place ; or , in other words , a new generation . Each generation is as independent of the one ... majority . That majority , then , has a right to depute representatives to a convention , and to make the ...
... majority is come into place ; or , in other words , a new generation . Each generation is as independent of the one ... majority . That majority , then , has a right to depute representatives to a convention , and to make the ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
A NOTE ON THE TEXTS | xxxix |
Jonathan Mayhew | 3 |
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