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Page 56
... Justice of Peace . " The doc- trine of " Liberty and Property " is what the justice of the peace upholds , but in replacing the figure of authority by the abstract doctrine when he revised the text , Goldsmith extinguished the only ...
... Justice of Peace . " The doc- trine of " Liberty and Property " is what the justice of the peace upholds , but in replacing the figure of authority by the abstract doctrine when he revised the text , Goldsmith extinguished the only ...
Page 61
... justice to be the supreme virtue . Indeed , the whole enterprise is ostensibly motivated by his need to do himself justice , to vindicate his legal rights in his own works ; in the preface he alleges that they have been reprinted ...
... justice to be the supreme virtue . Indeed , the whole enterprise is ostensibly motivated by his need to do himself justice , to vindicate his legal rights in his own works ; in the preface he alleges that they have been reprinted ...
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... Justice may be the only virtue ; it does not follow that in this fallen world it can ever be absolutely upheld ... justice conflicts with the claims of com- passion and companionship , love of country and love of life . As the rigor of ...
... Justice may be the only virtue ; it does not follow that in this fallen world it can ever be absolutely upheld ... justice conflicts with the claims of com- passion and companionship , love of country and love of life . As the rigor of ...
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