 The political liberty of the subject is a tranquillity of mind, arising from the opinion each person has of his safety. In order to have this liberty, it is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.  A Study of the Prose Works of John Donne - Page 250by Evelyn Mary Spearing Simpson - 1924 - 367 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Constitutional advocate - 1776 - 64 pages
...political Liberty of the Subject is •' a Tranquillity of Mind, arifing from the *' Opinion each Perfon has of his Safety.— In " order to have this Liberty, it is requifite the " Government be fo conftituted, as that one ,/' Man need not be afraid of another." •!-.::'... | |
 | John Dickinson - Pennsylvania - 1801 - 650 pages
...body of the people, or their representatives." " The political liberty of the subject is a tranquility of mind, arising from the opinion each person has...is requisite the government be so constituted, as that one man need not be afraid of another. When the power of making laws and the power of executing... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 538 pages
...Constitution of England, proceeds to enquire, in what that Liberty is founded ; and he observes, " the Liberty of the Subject is a " tranquillity of mind...his safety. " In order to have this Liberty, it is re" quisite the government be so constituted " as that one man be not afraid of another. " But," says... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1810 - 538 pages
...proceeds to enquire, inwhat that Liberty is founded ; and be observes, " the Liberty of the Subject is * " tranquillity of mind arising from the " opinion each...his safety. " In order to have this Liberty, it is re" quisitu the government be so constituted " as that one man be not afraid of another. " But." says... | |
 | Wakefield, Edward - Ireland - 1812 - 954 pages
...any fear of retaliation. Montesquieu says, that " the political liberty of the subject consists in a tranquillity of mind, arising from the opinion each person has of his own safety ;" and he addSj that " in order to obtain this liberty, it is requisite that the government... | |
 | United States. Continental Congress - Law - 1823 - 644 pages
...Therefore the legislative should reside in the whole body of the people, or their representatives." — " The political liberty of the subject is a tranquillity...is requisite the government be so constituted, as that one man need not be afraid of another. When the power of making laws and the power of executing... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - Jurisprudence - 1823 - 810 pages
...The latter we shall call the judiciary power, and the other simply the executive power of the state. The political liberty of the subject is a tranquillity of mind arising from the opinion each petson has of his safety. In order to have this liberty, it is requisite the government be so constituted... | |
 | 844 pages
...endeavour to lop off or eradicate them, in order to restore it to its pristine vigour. Montesquieu says, " The political liberty of the subject is a tranquillity...the government be so constituted as one man need not to be afraid of another." This is a clear and philosophical definition of liberty, and a corner-stone... | |
 | William Bailey (A.B.) - 534 pages
...found :" — for, if this liberty be, as this Philosophic politician defines it, — " a tranquility of mind arising from the opinion each person has of his safety;" and that, — " in order to have this liberty, it is necessary that the government be BO constituted... | |
 | Tracts - 1836 - 506 pages
...with only in moderate governments. It does not consist in unrestrained freedom. It is a tranquility of mind, arising from the opinion each person has...safety. In order to have this liberty, it is requisite that the government be so constituted, as that one man need not be afraid of another. •" When the... | |
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