The Democracy Reader: Classic and Modern Speeches, Essays, Poems, Declarations, and Documents on Freedom and Human Rights WorldwideDiane Ravitch, Abigail M. Thernstrom HarperCollins, 1992 - 331 páginas The author of The American Reader presents a uniquely readable anthology of the writings and thoughts--from Locke, Plato, Rushdie, King, Jefferson, and others--that have shaped this country and had a profound effect on the world and people everywhere. Illustrated throughout. |
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... moral laws . I am not writing an essay on the aberrations of existing moral feeling . That is too weighty a subject to be discussed parenthet- ically , and by way of illustration . Yet examples are necessary to show that the principle I ...
... moral laws . I am not writing an essay on the aberrations of existing moral feeling . That is too weighty a subject to be discussed parenthet- ically , and by way of illustration . Yet examples are necessary to show that the principle I ...
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... moral character . Self- direction may be recognized not only to be useful , to be a source of considerable happiness , and to make life more interesting or more enter- taining for everybody , but to be also an impor- tant virtue . And ...
... moral character . Self- direction may be recognized not only to be useful , to be a source of considerable happiness , and to make life more interesting or more enter- taining for everybody , but to be also an impor- tant virtue . And ...
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... moral responsibility to obey just laws . Conversely , one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws . I would agree with St. Augustine that " an unjust law is no law at all . " Now , what is the difference between the two ? How ...
... moral responsibility to obey just laws . Conversely , one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws . I would agree with St. Augustine that " an unjust law is no law at all . " Now , what is the difference between the two ? How ...
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Massachusetts Body of Liberties | 99 |
Virginia Bill of Rights | 105 |
The Constitution of the United States of America | 111 |
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