The Citizen of Nature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 12
Page 38
... equality and liberty because its component parts are not laid in the equal proportions necessary to give symmetry and durability to the whole ; because its inha- bitants have departed from the original sim- plicity of their common ...
... equality and liberty because its component parts are not laid in the equal proportions necessary to give symmetry and durability to the whole ; because its inha- bitants have departed from the original sim- plicity of their common ...
Page 95
... equality and gradation at wide intervals , to be- come the basis of his social compact . We will take a turn along the streets ; I predict we shall go but a little way ere you will be struck with some particular objects of suffering hu ...
... equality and gradation at wide intervals , to be- come the basis of his social compact . We will take a turn along the streets ; I predict we shall go but a little way ere you will be struck with some particular objects of suffering hu ...
Page 100
... the prebendal stall to the acre of glebe ? The doctrines of Christianity were preached to the poor and needy by the primitive disciples , who fully recognized the equality of the creature , in the eye of the 100 THE CITIZEN OF NATURE .
... the prebendal stall to the acre of glebe ? The doctrines of Christianity were preached to the poor and needy by the primitive disciples , who fully recognized the equality of the creature , in the eye of the 100 THE CITIZEN OF NATURE .
Page 101
Henry Horne (jr). equality of the creature , in the eye of the Creator . Why then are the poor still de- barred from sharing its benefits , by the wealthy continuing to retain exclusive possession , to riot in the excess of those things ...
Henry Horne (jr). equality of the creature , in the eye of the Creator . Why then are the poor still de- barred from sharing its benefits , by the wealthy continuing to retain exclusive possession , to riot in the excess of those things ...
Page 128
... equality as a first incontrovertible prin- ciple , but also beware of subverting that principle ; of causing it to be lost sight of , as the States of Europe have done , by allowing one man to become the master of an extent of surface ...
... equality as a first incontrovertible prin- ciple , but also beware of subverting that principle ; of causing it to be lost sight of , as the States of Europe have done , by allowing one man to become the master of an extent of surface ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acquired action animal artificial assert Atheist become belief blood cause certainly chimney sweeper civil clothing common conscience consequence Deism Deist dreadful earth emotion endeavour enjoyment enquiry equality equipoise eternity evil existence eyes faculties fancy father fear feeling fool founded free agency fresh genus Gil Blas give hand happiness HARVARD COLLEGE hear heart Holborn human idea ignorance instance intellect knowledge labour laws ledge LETTER listen look luxuries marriage Maurepas mean ment mental middle men mind misery mode nation natural justice natural law Nature necessity never observe once pain Paradise Lost perhaps persons philanthropy pleasure possession present principles proof reason receive revelation sense slavery sort soul sounds speak species surface tell term thee Theocracy things thou thought tion true truth turn unnatural virtue Whigs
Popular passages
Page 160 - The man who resolutely divesting himself of habit and prejudice, of the false impressions imbibed from early childhood, resolves to know Truth, if haply she may be found, is sure to be assailed, threatened, mimicked, and insulted, with abuse the most pitiful and inane, with derision the most paltry, stupid, and futile, wholly unworthy of the exaltation to which human attainmentboasts to have arrived. 'His honesty is decried as presumption, his avowal of naked truth as sedition; his exposure of existing...
Page 162 - Necker,'that reason suits neither you or me: Sully did not go to mass, and Sully was of the council.' ' Maurepas, in this answer, only caught at the ridicule of...