An Essay Upon Civil Government: Wherein Is Set Forth, the Necessity, Origin, Rights, Boundaries, and Different Forms of Sovereignty; With Observations ... the Principles of the Late Archbishop of Cam - Softcover

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Thefe are the Caufes, which draw, and always will render the. World as a turbulent Sea, wl'tofej Ilormy Billows fucceflively deftroy each other. Anarchy produces fdefpoti/m, Defpotick Power is loftl in Anarchy the grand Body Pov'. Litick, as the Body Naniral, always be filbjeél: to inevrt Maladies, and perpetual Viciffi trades for as the continual Revolt? Of the Paffions againft Reafon, deed not forbid, that there ihould be a' Rule-affine Morality,which everyi particular Perfon ought to follow 4 So the Impoflibiliry of preventingll Revolution: does nor forbid, that' there fltould be Rules of Policy fixed, which all S tater ought to' relpeél.

It is not pretended here, to form a Plan of Government ex empt from every Inconveniency.

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