Thirdly, the supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property without his own consent. For the preservation of property being the end of government, and that for which men enter into society, it necessarily supposes and requires that the... A Treatise Concerning Civil Government - Page 68by Josiah Tucker - 1781 - 428 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Locke - 1764 - 438 pages
...meafures, as they would not have known, and own not willingly. §. 138. Thirdly, The fupreme power cannot take • from any man any part of his property without his own confent : for the prefervation of property being the end of government, and that for which men enter into fociety,... | |
| 1769 - 414 pages
...fubjeft, with a quotation from the great Mr. Locke's treatife upon government. " The fupreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property without his own confent. For the prefervation of property being the end of government, and that for which men enter into fociety,... | |
| John Adolphus - 1802 - 624 pages
...entluifiaftic, but perhaps exaggerated admiration of Locke's principle, that the fnpreine power cannot take from any man any part of his property without his own confent, and refufed his afl'cnt to any bill for taxing the American colonies, while they remained unrepresented.... | |
| Francis Maseres - 1809 - 638 pages
...for tbe favourite at tnitrtj and. the countryman at the plougb."\ Thirdly, The fupreme power cannot juftly take from any man, any part of his property without his confent, in perfon or by his reprefentative. Thefe are fome of the firft principles, of natural law... | |
| John Adolphus - 1810 - 538 pages
...enthufiaftic, but perhaps exaggerated admiration, of Locke's principle, that the fupreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property without his own confent ; and refufed his aflent to any bill for taxing the American colonies, while they remained unreprefented.... | |
| William Cobbett - 1813 - 726 pages
...my sentiments, I beg your lordships' leave to read a little of this book. " The supreme power cannot take from any man, any part of his property, without his own consent;" and B. 2. p. 136 — 139, particularly 140. Such are the words of this great man, and which... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 514 pages
...my sentiments, I beg your lordship's leave to read a little of his book. "The supreme power cannot take from any man, any part of his property without his own consent;" and It. II. p. 136—139, particularly 140. Such are the words of this great man, and which... | |
| 1827 - 204 pages
...unjustly of their property, a.nd by force without right; for "the supreme power," says Locke, "cannot take from any man any part of his property without his own consent. For the preservation of property being the end of government, and that for which men enter... | |
| 1834 - 426 pages
...consists the security of property is clearly proved bv LOCKE, who says, " The " supreme power cannot take from any " man any part of his property without " his own consent." Men, he shows, must be in this condition of true freedom, or " they have no property at all... | |
| BLACK AND ARMSTRONG - 1838 - 478 pages
...Another part of his doctrine, of which more use has been made is, that even the supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property without his own consent, (sec. 138); but this is explained to mean, that all men may be called upon to pay their proportion... | |
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