The Friend: A Series of Essays to Aid in the Formation of Fixed Principles in Politics, Morals, and Religion. With Literary Amusements Interspersed |
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Page 85
... Duty which we owe to ourselves ; to supply those means as far as we can , comprizes our Duty to others . The question then is , what are these means ? Can they be any other than the communication of knowledge , and the removal of those ...
... Duty which we owe to ourselves ; to supply those means as far as we can , comprizes our Duty to others . The question then is , what are these means ? Can they be any other than the communication of knowledge , and the removal of those ...
Page 147
... duty of obedience to Governors is derived from , and dependent on , the fact of an original Contract . I freely ad- mit , that to make this the cause and origin of political obliga- tion , is not only a dangerous but an absurd Theory ...
... duty of obedience to Governors is derived from , and dependent on , the fact of an original Contract . I freely ad- mit , that to make this the cause and origin of political obliga- tion , is not only a dangerous but an absurd Theory ...
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... duties , in that ideal ac- tivity , the overbalance of which , with the consequent indispo- sition to action , is his disease ... duty is , Why day is day , night night , and time 51 401 ing a reprieve from the pressure of its duties, ...
... duties , in that ideal ac- tivity , the overbalance of which , with the consequent indispo- sition to action , is his disease ... duty is , Why day is day , night night , and time 51 401 ing a reprieve from the pressure of its duties, ...
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