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Chap. VII. The fame subject continued, Page 167
Chap. VIII. Danger of the corruption of the princi-
pal of monarchical government,
169
Chap. IX. How ready the nobility are to defend the
throne,
ibid.
Chap. X. Of the corruption of the principle of defpotic
170
171
173
government,
Chap. XI. Natural effects of the goodness and cor-
ruption of the principles of government,
Chap. XII. The same subject continued,
Chap. XIII. The effect of an oath among virtuous
people, 174
Chap. XIV. How the fmalleft change of the conftitu-
tion is attended with the ruin of its principles, 175
Chap. XV. Sure method of preferving the three prin-
ciples, 176
Chap. XVI. Diftin&tive properties of a republic, 177
Chap. XVII. Diftinctive properties of a monarchy,
178
Chap. XVIII. Particular cafe of the Spanish monar-
chy,
179
Chap. XIX. Diftin&tive properties of a defpotic go-
vernment,
180
Chap. XX. Confequence of the preceding chapters,
Chap. XXI. Of the empire of China,
BOOK IX.
181
Of laws in the relation they bear to a defenfive
force.
Chap. I. In what manner republics provide for their
Safety,
b 2
185
Chap.
Chap. II. That a confederate government ought to
be compofed of states of the fame nature, especially
of the republican kind, Page 187
Chap. III. Other requifites in a confederate repub-
188
lic,
Chap. IV. In what manner defpotic governments
provide for their fecurity,
189
Chap. V. In what manner a monarchical govern-
ment provides for its fecurity,
190
Chap. VI. Of the defenfive force of states in gene- ral,
Chap. VII. A reflection,
192
Chap. VIII. A particular cafe in which the defen-
five force of a state is inferior to the offenfive,
193
194
Chap. IX. Of the relative force of states,
Chap. X. Of the weakness of neighbouring states,
BOOK X.
Chap. III. Of the right of conquest,
195
196
Chap. IV. Some advantages of a conquered people,
Chap. V. Gelon, king of Syracufe,
Chap. VI. Of conquefts made by a republic,
Chap. VII. The fame fubject continued,
200
201
202
204
Chap. VIII. The fame fubject continued,
Chap. IX. Of conquefts made by a monarchy,
205
Chap. X. Of one monarchy that fubdues another,
206
Chap. XI. Of the manners of a conquered people,
Chap. XV. New methods of preferving a conquest, 215
Chap. XVI. Of conquests made by a defpotic prince, 216
Chap. XVII. The fame fubject continued,
Of the laws which establish political liberty, with
regard to the conftitution.
Chap. I. A general IDEA.
218
Chap. II. Different fignifications of the word Liberty,
Chap. III. In what liberty confifis,
Chap. IV. The fame fubject 'continued
219
220
Chap. V. Of the end or view of different govern-
ments,
221
Chap. VI. Of the conftitution of England,
Chap. VII. Of the monarchies we are acquainted
with,
Chap. VIII. Why the ancients had not a clear idea of
monarchy,
Chap. IX. Aristotle's manner of thinking,
Chap. X. What other politicans thought,
238
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Chap. XI. Of the kings of the heroic times of Greece,
241
242
Chap. XII. Of the government of the kings of Rome,
and in what manner the three powers were there
diftributed,
Chap. XIII. General reflexions on the state of Rome
after the expulfion of its kings,
b 3
245
Chap. XIV. In what manner the diftribution of the
three powers began to change after the expulfion of
the kings, Page 247
Chap. XV. In what manner Rome, in the flourish-
ing ftate of that republic, fuddenly loft its liberty,
250
251
Chap. XVI. Of the legislative power in the Roman
republic,
Chap. XVII, Of the executive power in the fame
253
Chap. XVIII. Of the judiciary power in the Roman
255
Chap XIX. Of the government of the Roman pro-
Of the laws that form political liberty, as relative
to the subject.
Chap I. Idea of this book,
Chap. II. Of the liberty of the fubject,
Chap. III. The same subject continued,
268
269
270
Chap. IV. That liberty is favoured by the nature
and proportion of punishments,
Chap. V. Of certain accufations that require parti-
cular moderation and prudence,
274
Chap. VI. Of the crime against nature,
276
Chap. VII. Of the crime of high treason,
278
Chap. VIII. Of the bad application of the name of
facrilege and high treason,
Chap. IX. The fame fubje&t continued,
Chap. X. The fame fubject continued,
Chap. XI. Of thoughts,
279
280
282
Chap. XII. Of indifcreet speeches,
Chap. XIII. Of writings,
Page 283
285
Chap. XIV. Breach of modesty in punishing crimes,
286
287
288
Chap. XV. Of the infranchifement of flaves in order
to accufe their master,
Chap. XVI. Of calumny with regard to the crime of
high treason,
Chap. XVII. Of the revealing of conspiracies, ibid.
Chap. XVIII. How dangerous it is in republics to be
too fevere in punishing the crime of high treason,
291
289
Chap. XIX. In what manner the use of liberty is
fufpended in a republic,
Chap. XX. Of laws favourable to the liberty of
the fubject in a republic,
Chap. XXI. Of the cruelty of laws in respect to
debtors in a republic,
293
Chap. XXII. Of things that ftrike at liberty in mo-
narchies,
Chap. XXIII. Of Spies in monarchies,
Chap. XXIV. Of anonymous letters,
296
297
Chap. XXV. Of the manner of governing in mo-
298
299
Chap. XXVI. That in a monarchy the prince ought
to be of eafy access,
Chap. XXVII. Of the manners of a monarch, 300
Chap. XXVIII. Of the regard which monarchs owe
to their fubjects,
Chap. XXIX. Of the civil Laws proper for mixing
Some portion of liberty in a defpotic government,
Chap. XXX. The fame fubject continued,
b 4
302
303
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