History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century, Volumen2Smith, Elder, 1876 |
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... Montesquieu's true merit . 187 151 62. Burke on Montesquieu . 63. Rousseau's political theory . 188 . 190 III . THE BANGORIAN CONTRO- 64. His metaphysical spirit . · . 191 65. The conflict . . 193 VERSY . 27. Benjamin Hoadly 66. English ...
... Montesquieu's true merit . 187 151 62. Burke on Montesquieu . 63. Rousseau's political theory . 188 . 190 III . THE BANGORIAN CONTRO- 64. His metaphysical spirit . · . 191 65. The conflict . . 193 VERSY . 27. Benjamin Hoadly 66. English ...
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... Montesquieu.1 He was one of the first writers to attack the anomaly of rotten boroughs , a grievance which , in his opinion , could only be remedied by the direct action of the sovereign.2 But , with- out descending into minutiæ , his ...
... Montesquieu.1 He was one of the first writers to attack the anomaly of rotten boroughs , a grievance which , in his opinion , could only be remedied by the direct action of the sovereign.2 But , with- out descending into minutiæ , his ...
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... Locke replies by 1 Locke's Works , v . 10 . 2 Ib . v . 13 . 3 Ib . v . 16 . Ib . v . 262 & c . substantially bringing forwards the utilitarian ground . The compact , II . THE PRINCIPLES OF 1688 . 149 Montesquieu and Rousseau 186.
... Locke replies by 1 Locke's Works , v . 10 . 2 Ib . v . 13 . 3 Ib . v . 16 . Ib . v . 262 & c . substantially bringing forwards the utilitarian ground . The compact , II . THE PRINCIPLES OF 1688 . 149 Montesquieu and Rousseau 186.
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... Montesquieu's writings , he begins his ' Letters on History ' by expressing a thorough contempt for the whole business of these learned lives ' of the lives , that is , of such men as Scaliger , Bochart , Petavius , Usher , and Marsham ...
... Montesquieu's writings , he begins his ' Letters on History ' by expressing a thorough contempt for the whole business of these learned lives ' of the lives , that is , of such men as Scaliger , Bochart , Petavius , Usher , and Marsham ...
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... Montesquieu , and far less a Comte . He does not aim at detecting the working of general laws , but at accumulating a number of precedents . A story from classical or mediæval times will serve his purpose , without any allowance made ...
... Montesquieu , and far less a Comte . He does not aim at detecting the working of general laws , but at accumulating a number of precedents . A story from classical or mediæval times will serve his purpose , without any allowance made ...
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Página 28 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man.
Página 189 - ... from his loins), a man capable of placing in review, after having brought together, from the east, the west, the north, and the south, from the coarseness of the rudest barbarism to the most refined and subtle civilization, all the schemes of government which had ever prevailed amongst mankind...
Página 87 - Tis not contrary to reason to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.
Página 88 - Reason is, and ought only to be, the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
Página 190 - I authorize and give up my right of governing myself, to this man, or to this assembly of men, on this condition, that thou give up thy right to him, and authorize all his actions in like manner.
Página 137 - The state of Nature has a law of Nature to govern it, which obliges everyone, and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions...
Página 149 - I take to be a voluntary society of men, joining themselves together of their own accord, in order to the public worshipping of God, in such a manner as they judge acceptable to him, and effectual to the salvation of their souls.
Página 299 - I shall therefore venture to acknowledge, that, not only as a man, but as a British subject, I pray for the flourishing commerce of Germany, Spain, Italy, and even France itself. I am at least certain that Great Britain, and all those nations, would flourish more, did their sovereigns and ministers adopt such enlarged and benevolent sentiments towards each other.
Página 226 - I may assume, that the awful Author of our Being is the Author of our place in the order of existence; and that having disposed and marshalled us by a divine tactic, not according to our will, but according to His...
Página 248 - The nature of man is intricate; the objects of society are of the greatest possible complexity ; and therefore no simple disposition or direction of power can be suitable either to man's nature, or to the quality of his affairs.