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... the political revolutions then and still in progress ; and , out of defer- ence to the request of many for whose judg- ment and wishes I feel a high respect , I have decided to publish them in a volume by them- selves.
... the political revolutions then and still in progress ; and , out of defer- ence to the request of many for whose judg- ment and wishes I feel a high respect , I have decided to publish them in a volume by them- selves.
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... ment had made the greatest advancement . The laws of Crete were said to have been given to Minos by in- spiration from Jupiter . Apollo , we are told , revealed the laws of Lacedæmon to Lycurgus ; and to ensure a just interpretation of ...
... ment had made the greatest advancement . The laws of Crete were said to have been given to Minos by in- spiration from Jupiter . Apollo , we are told , revealed the laws of Lacedæmon to Lycurgus ; and to ensure a just interpretation of ...
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... ment is exceeding broad , " says the Psalmist . There is an expansive power in the Bible which reaches every want and condition in life . Sometimes as in the Decalogue , and in the " Golden Rule , " of " doing to others as we would that ...
... ment is exceeding broad , " says the Psalmist . There is an expansive power in the Bible which reaches every want and condition in life . Sometimes as in the Decalogue , and in the " Golden Rule , " of " doing to others as we would that ...
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... ment . Its grand characteristic is energy , and energy not rousing the exertions merely of a portion of so- ciety , but awakening the dormant strength of mil- lions ; not producing merely the chivalrous valor of the high bred cavalier ...
... ment . Its grand characteristic is energy , and energy not rousing the exertions merely of a portion of so- ciety , but awakening the dormant strength of mil- lions ; not producing merely the chivalrous valor of the high bred cavalier ...
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... ment in religion is that in which as a people we yet stand alone . Nor is it to be traced simply to the wisdom of our divines , or of any one profession or class of our citizens . It is the result of public senti- ment pervading the ...
... ment in religion is that in which as a people we yet stand alone . Nor is it to be traced simply to the wisdom of our divines , or of any one profession or class of our citizens . It is the result of public senti- ment pervading the ...
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