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... tion , others for our subsistence , and others again for our informa- tion ; and thus far it was impossible to reject the use of them . The first sensation of pleasure was marked as the first moment of their abuse . The unfeeling ...
... tion , others for our subsistence , and others again for our informa- tion ; and thus far it was impossible to reject the use of them . The first sensation of pleasure was marked as the first moment of their abuse . The unfeeling ...
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... tion upon those rights , from that moment the whole organiza- tion of government becomes a consideration of convenience . This it is which makes the constitution of a state and the due distribu- tion of its powers a matter of the most ...
... tion upon those rights , from that moment the whole organiza- tion of government becomes a consideration of convenience . This it is which makes the constitution of a state and the due distribu- tion of its powers a matter of the most ...
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... tion in the statement . Vice and weakness are founded upon igno- rance and error ; but truth is more powerful than any champion that can be brought into the field against it ; consequently , truth has the faculty of expelling weakness ...
... tion in the statement . Vice and weakness are founded upon igno- rance and error ; but truth is more powerful than any champion that can be brought into the field against it ; consequently , truth has the faculty of expelling weakness ...
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Daniel Defoe | 11 |
Isaac Watts | 57 |
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