 And it may justly be affirmed, without any danger of exaggeration, that we, in this island, have ever since enjoyed, if not the best system of government, at least the most entire system of liberty that ever was known amongst mankind.  Fraser's Magazine - Page 931841Full view - About this book
 | David Hume - 1810 - 550 pages
...to popular principles, as has put the nature of the English constitution beyond all controversy. And it may justly be affirmed, without any danger of exaggeration,...most entire system of liberty, that ever was known amongst mankind. To decry with such violence, as is affected by some, the whole line of Stuart ; to... | |
 | David Hume - 1812 - 576 pages
...to popular principles, as has put the nature of the English constitution beyond all controversy. And it may justly be affirmed, without any danger of exaggeration,...most entire system of liberty, that ever was known amongst mankind. To decry with such violence, as is affected by some, the whole line of Stuart ; to... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 pages
...constitution which we enjoy at the present day, ami which may safely be pronounced, if not the besf system of government, at least, the most entire system of liberty that was ever known amongst man* kind. The object of this preliminary discourse is, to present the reader... | |
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - 1814 - 380 pages
...principles as has put the nature of the English constitution beyond all controversy. And it may be justly affirmed, without any danger of exaggeration, that...government, at least the most entire system of liberty, that was ever known amongst mankind.* bondmen (or villaines, as the law calleth them) in IJ_ent (p. 11).... | |
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - 1814 - 382 pages
...has put the nature of the English Constitution beyond all controversy. And it may be justlyaffirmed, without any danger of exaggeration, that we. in this...government, at least the most entire system of liberty, that was ever known amongst mankind.* bondmen (or villaines, as the law calleth them) in Kent (p. 11). And... | |
 | Thomas Hinton Burley Oldfield - 1816 - 544 pages
...the English constitution beyond all controversy. And it may justly be affirmed, that this country has since enjoyed, if not the best system of government, at least the most entire system of liberty that was ever known among mankind. It is matter of surprize that the convention, in their declaration of... | |
 | 1818 - 594 pages
...the English constitution beyond all controversy. And it may justly be affirmed, that this country has since enjoyed, if not the best system of government, at least the most entire system of liberty that was ever known among mankind." (Vol. ip 364.) Tims' we may perceive on what solid and consistent grounds... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1819 - 560 pages
...that well-poised constitution which we enjoy at the present day, and which may safely be pronounced, if not the best system of government, at least the most entire system of liberty that was ever known amongst mankind. The object of this preliminary discourse is, to present the reader... | |
 | Samuel Parr, John Johnstone - 1828 - 760 pages
...order, and a sense of the necessity of civil government among mankind." — Page 60 of the same. " It may justly be affirmed, without any danger of exaggeration,...system of liberty, that ever was known among mankind. — Hume, Hist. Eng. vol. vin. page 318. testimony of experience, and that the spirit of licentiousness... | |
 | Samuel Parr, John Johnstone - 1828 - 752 pages
...of order, and a sense of the necessity of civil government among mankind."— Page 60 of the same. " It may justly be affirmed, without any danger of exaggeration,...entire system of liberty, that ever was known among mankind.—Hume, Hist. Eng. vol. vin. page 318. testimony of experience, and that the spirit of licentiousness... | |
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