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" All hereditary Government is in its nature tyranny. An heritable crown, or an heritable throne, or by what other fanciful name such things may be called, have no other significant explanation than that mankind are heritable property. To inherit a Government,... "
The speeches of the hon. Thomas Erskine ... when at the Bar, on subjects ... - Page 55
by Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810
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The Genuine Trial of Thomas Paine, for a Libel Contained in the Second Part ...

Thomas Paine, Edward Hodgson - Freedom of the press - 1792 - 140 pages
...there is no fuch King as you reprefent inheriting the people by abfolute neceffity, or " that to ** inherit a government is to inherit the people as if " they were flocks and herds." And fo Mr. Locke expreffes it. No man can confent further for felf; for he fays no man, by any compact...
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The Trial of Thomas Paine: For Certain False, Wicked, Scandalous ..., Page 147

Thomas Paine - Freedom of the press - 1793 - 44 pages
...may be called, have no other fignificant appellation, than that mankind are heritable properry. To inherit a government, is to inherit the people, as if they were flocks and herds.'* Page 47. ' -<( The Convention met at Philadelphia, in May, T7&7, of which General Wafhington was elected...
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Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, Volume 92

1793 - 524 pages
...ˇrejoiced, have no other fignificant explanation than that mankind are heritable property. To in», herit a government, is to inherit the people, as if they were flocks and herds !' Thus, faid the .Attorney General, the author ftates it roundly, without any qualification, that,...
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The Rights of Man for the Use and Benefit of All Mankind, Part 2

Thomas Paine - 1795 - 170 pages
...things may be called, have no other fignificant explanation than that mankind are heritable property. To inherit a government is, to inherit the people, as if they were flocks and herds. . With refpeft to the fecond headj that of being inadequate to the purpofes for which government is...
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The Rights of Man: For the Benefit of All Mankind

Thomas Paine - Great Britain - 1795 - 180 pages
...things may be called, have no other fignificant explanation than that mankind are heritable property. To inherit a government is, to inherit the people, as if they were flocks and herds. With refpeft to the fecond head, that of being inadequate to the purpofes for which government is neceffary,...
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The Trial of Thomas Hardy for High Treason, at the Sessions House ..., Volume 2

Thomas Hardy, Joseph Gurney - Great Britain - 1795 - 432 pages
...may be called, have no other figni" ficant explanation than that mankind are heritable property. " To inherit a government is to inherit the people, as if they " were flocks and herds." (Page 27, %vo. edition.) " How irrational then is the hereditary fyftem, which eftablifhes " channels...
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The Genuine Trial of Thomas Hardy, for High Treason: At the Sessions House ...

Thomas Hardy, Manoah Sibly - Great Britain - 1795 - 604 pages
...things may be called, have no other fignificant explanation than that mankind are heritable property. To inherit a government is to inherit the people as if they were flocks and herds." That was not expunged, I hope, in your cheap edition ? A. The fociety never took that into confideration...
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The Proceedings at Large on the Trial of John Horne Tooke for High ..., Volume 2

John Horne Tooke, John Hill Blanchard - Trials (Treason) - 1795 - 480 pages
...things may be called, have no other fignificant explanation than that mankind are heritable property. To inherit a government, is to inherit the people, as if they were flocks and herds." (P. 47.) " This convention met at Philadelphia, in May, 1787, of which General Wafhington was elected...
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The Trial of Thomas Hardy for High Treason, at the Sessions House ..., Volume 3

Thomas Hardy, Joseph Gurney - Great Britain - 1795 - 444 pages
...other fignificant explanation^ " than that mankind are heritable property. To inherit a Go" vernment is to inherit the people, as if they were flocks and « herds." This paflage was not expunged, I hope, in your cheap edition ? A. Our Society never took that into...
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The Solicitor's Practice on the Crown Side of the Court of King's Bench ...

William Hands - Courts - 1803 - 578 pages
...things may be called, have no other fignificant explanation than that mankind are heritable property, to inherit a government is to inherit the people, as if they were flocks and herds," And in another part thereof, according to the tenor and effeft following, that is to fay, " This convention...
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