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Page 35
... effect . The Roman patrician knew nothing of it , nor did he act upon it . Had you told him that he was sprung from the same dust as the humble plebeian , he would have laughed you to scorn . We might also compare freedom as she is here ...
... effect . The Roman patrician knew nothing of it , nor did he act upon it . Had you told him that he was sprung from the same dust as the humble plebeian , he would have laughed you to scorn . We might also compare freedom as she is here ...
Page 51
... effect of despotism on the despot himself . The possession of power without responsibility might corrupt an angel . It was their grasping after it that caused angels to fall , and converted them into fiends . We can then readily ...
... effect of despotism on the despot himself . The possession of power without responsibility might corrupt an angel . It was their grasping after it that caused angels to fall , and converted them into fiends . We can then readily ...
Page 52
... effect on men born a fallen race , and " whose feet " from infancy had been " swift to shed blood . " Accordingly the thrones of that day became filled by kings who were rather monsters than men , and who sported with the lives and ...
... effect on men born a fallen race , and " whose feet " from infancy had been " swift to shed blood . " Accordingly the thrones of that day became filled by kings who were rather monsters than men , and who sported with the lives and ...
Page 64
... effect , you will find them admirably adapted to their end , giving equal security to the poor and to the rich against violence and wrong . Their courts of justice were of various grades ; some known as High Courts of Appeal ; and ...
... effect , you will find them admirably adapted to their end , giving equal security to the poor and to the rich against violence and wrong . Their courts of justice were of various grades ; some known as High Courts of Appeal ; and ...
Page 75
... the less a trust , according to the appointment of God . And if it becomes so abused as to effect the injury and not the benefit of the ruled , in such case * Note H. the end of the Most High in ordaining government , SECOND LECTURE . 75.
... the less a trust , according to the appointment of God . And if it becomes so abused as to effect the injury and not the benefit of the ruled , in such case * Note H. the end of the Most High in ordaining government , SECOND LECTURE . 75.
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