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Moral Science; A Compendium of Ethics

PART II
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The ways of acquiring supreme Power.

That government has most divine right that is best adapted to the public good: a divine right of succession to civil offices is ridiculous.
Chapter IX.

takes up the sphere of civil law.

(1) To enforce the laws of nature; (2) To appoint the form &c., of contracts and dispositions, with a view to prevent fraud; (3) To require men to follow the most prudent methods of agriculture, manufactures, and commerce; (4) To prescribe rules in matters morally indifferent, where uniformity is advantageous.

Opinions should be tolerated; all except Atheism, and the denial of moral obligation.
Chapter X.The Laws of Peace and War, belonging now to the subject of International Law.
Chapter XI.


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