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Page 18
... happiness of his race . As we follow its teachings , we find it goes back into the antiquity of nations , and records their origin and progress , with a clearness to which no other volume can aspire . It shows that the form of ...
... happiness of his race . As we follow its teachings , we find it goes back into the antiquity of nations , and records their origin and progress , with a clearness to which no other volume can aspire . It shows that the form of ...
Page 28
... , the lives , the happiness , and the liberty of the subject , were at the will of the one man who wore the crown ; and who , drunk with the possession of irresponsible power , ruled over men as 28 INTRODUCTORY LECTURE .
... , the lives , the happiness , and the liberty of the subject , were at the will of the one man who wore the crown ; and who , drunk with the possession of irresponsible power , ruled over men as 28 INTRODUCTORY LECTURE .
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... happiness of our race , it may well be expected that whatever is essential to its establishment should be revealed in a volume which " has the promise of the life that now is , and of that which is to come . " The precious Book has ...
... happiness of our race , it may well be expected that whatever is essential to its establishment should be revealed in a volume which " has the promise of the life that now is , and of that which is to come . " The precious Book has ...
Page 44
... happiness and prosperity are derived from nations now venerable for their years and time - honored institutions . While we " prove all things , " we should be careful to " hold fast that which is good ; " and of things 44 INTRODUCTORY ...
... happiness and prosperity are derived from nations now venerable for their years and time - honored institutions . While we " prove all things , " we should be careful to " hold fast that which is good ; " and of things 44 INTRODUCTORY ...
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... happiness of their sub- jects in the very wantonness of cruelty and injustice . Now from what quarter , or by what power was this sore evil which lay upon the earth to be either checked or remedied ? The principles of stable and ...
... happiness of their sub- jects in the very wantonness of cruelty and injustice . Now from what quarter , or by what power was this sore evil which lay upon the earth to be either checked or remedied ? The principles of stable and ...
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