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Page 204
... modern divines , who affect to be politicians in their pulpits . When they step out
of the way of their function , and interfere with civil affairs , in which the interest of
religion is no way concerned , they deserve to be reprimanded . What laws are ...
... modern divines , who affect to be politicians in their pulpits . When they step out
of the way of their function , and interfere with civil affairs , in which the interest of
religion is no way concerned , they deserve to be reprimanded . What laws are ...
Page 310
... be depended upon farther than the interest , love , and fidelity of the subjects
carry them ' - - that justice , generosity , and humanity are the rudders by which
government ought to lieer ; and that the equal ballance of power , between king
and ...
... be depended upon farther than the interest , love , and fidelity of the subjects
carry them ' - - that justice , generosity , and humanity are the rudders by which
government ought to lieer ; and that the equal ballance of power , between king
and ...
Page 523
... in subjects of morality , as in those of geniu , it is interest alone that dictates all
our judgments . . This essay is divided into twenty - six chapters , the Writer very
diffusely going about to prove , that self - interest is the foundation of all morality .
... in subjects of morality , as in those of geniu , it is interest alone that dictates all
our judgments . . This essay is divided into twenty - six chapters , the Writer very
diffusely going about to prove , that self - interest is the foundation of all morality .
Page 524
Self - interest , indeed , in the Author ' s sense , is doubtless the grand principle of
moral attraction ; but , like that of physical attraction , it will not account for all the
various phænomena we meet with . They are both the effects of prior causes ...
Self - interest , indeed , in the Author ' s sense , is doubtless the grand principle of
moral attraction ; but , like that of physical attraction , it will not account for all the
various phænomena we meet with . They are both the effects of prior causes ...
Page 547
Its design is to place the proprietary family in an unfavourable point of view ,
before the eye of the public ; and to thew , that their mif - usage of the Indians +
has been the cause of their alienation from the British interest ; and consequently
, that ...
Its design is to place the proprietary family in an unfavourable point of view ,
before the eye of the public ; and to thew , that their mif - usage of the Indians +
has been the cause of their alienation from the British interest ; and consequently
, that ...
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Page 428 - They are surely happy," said the prince, "who have all these conveniences, of which I envy none so much as the facility with which separated friends interchange their thoughts." "The Europeans," answered Imlac, "are less unhappy than we, but they are not happy. Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed.
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| Title | the monthly review |
| Author | SEVERAL HANDS |
| Published | 1759 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2006 |
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