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“This distinguishes the good from the bad magistrate, the
“This distinguishes the good from the bad magistrate, the faithful from the unfaithful; and those who adhere to either, living in the same principle...

“It is not, however, to be denied that there are some passages
“It is not, however, to be denied that there are some passages in the new testament which seem to forbid all war: particularly, our Saviour’s own ...

“2. Homicide is enjoined, when it is necessary for the defence
“2. Homicide is enjoined, when it is necessary for the defence of one’s person or house. “With regard to the first, it is the great natural law...

“This will appear the more necessary, when it is considered,
“This will appear the more necessary, when it is considered, that not only the Constitution and laws made in pursuance thereof, but all treaties mad...

“[M]en could not resign their liberty, unless they naturally had
“[M]en could not resign their liberty, unless they naturally had it in themselves. Resignation is a publick declaration of their assent to be govern...

The trouble in the Crimea brought to mind Alfred, Lord
The trouble in the Crimea brought to mind Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” Forty years later, Rudyard Kipling wr...

“To prove [that we must obey the authority of man in opposition
“To prove [that we must obey the authority of man in opposition to the command of God], he cites a pertinent example from St. Luke, [Luke 14] and v...

“Resolved, That the construction applied by the General
“Resolved, That the construction applied by the General Government (as is evidenced by sundry of their proceedings) to those parts of the Constituti...

“As the law intends that men should be made judges for their
“As the law intends that men should be made judges for their integrity and knowledge in the law, and that it ought not to be imagined that the king ...