Cato's letters, Volume 2W. Wilkins, T. Woodward, J. Walthoe, and J. Peele, 1723 - Church and state |
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Page 267 - Humility is a virtue all preach, none practise, and yet every body is contented to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine for his servants, the laity for the clergy, and the clergy for the laity.
Page 72 - I understand the power which every man has over his own actions, and his right to enjoy the fruit of his labour, art, and industry, as far as by it he hurts not the society, or any members of it, by taking from any member, or by hindering him from enjoying what he himself enjoys.
Page 72 - I understand the Power which every Man has over his own Actions, and his Right to enjoy the Fruit of his Labour, Art, and Industry, as far as by it he hurts not the Society, or any members of it, by taking from any Member, or by hindering him from enjoying what he himself enjoys.
Page 328 - There are, however, fome of his '* theological obfervations, which feem to me not only ill" grounded, but to have a tendency to create in his readers " wrong notions of the Deity, and to encourage them to ** miftake the common accidents of life, and the common " events of nature, for judgments ; and to apply them fuper" ftitioufly as fuch." There are letters between the dean and his coufin Mr. Moyle, concerning fome paflages in this " Connection, Sic." printed in the " Mifcellaneous Works
Page 76 - True and impartial Liberty is therefore the Right of every Man to pursue the natural, reasonable, and religious Dictates of his own Mind; to think what he will, and act as he thinks, provided he acts not to the Prejudice of another...
Page 240 - Word. So that when we call any Man disinterested, we should intend no more by it, than that the Turn of his Mind is towards the Publick, and that he has placed his own personal Glory and Pleasure in serving it. To serve his Country is his private Pleasure, Mankind is his Mistress; and he does Good to them by gratifying himself.
Page 330 - ... how erroneous soever it may be, but that religion is in general wounded hereby, there are many instances in history, wherein GOD hath very signally punished the profanations of religion in the worst of times, and under the worst...
Page 43 - Power of either to any body else. Much less can he give away the Lives and Liberties, Religion or acquired Property of his Posterity, who will be born as free as he himself was born, and can never be bound by his wicked and ridiculous Bargain.
Page 67 - SUMMER 1991 all means, often the vilest and most oppressive, to raise their fortunes as high as imaginary greatness. So that the only way to put them in mind of their former condition, and consequently of the condition of other people, is often to reduce them to it, and to let others of equal capacities share the power in their turn. This also is the only way to qualify men, and make them equally fit for dominion and subjection. A rotation therefore, in power and magistracy, is essentially necessary...
Page 177 - Staff to boot. Where Boot is given, there is always a tacit Confeffion that the Exchange is unequal without it. Chufe not therefore fuch who are likely to truck away your Liberties for an Equivalent to themfelves, and to fell you to thofe againft whom it is fheir Duty to defend you.