Sociology: Or, The Reconstruction of Society, Government, and Property, Upon the Principles of the Equality, the Perpetuity, and the Individuality of the Private Ownership of Life, Person, Government, Homestead, and the Whole Product of Labor, by Organizing All Nations Into Townships of Self-governed Homestead Democracies--self-employed in Farming and Mechanism, Giving All the Liberty and Happiness to be Found on EarthThe author, 1877 - 310 pages |
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Page 4 - And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Page 4 - Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child ; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Page 126 - XV. Finally, Let all with such artfulness gain the ascendant over princes, noblemen, and the magistrates of every place, that they may be ready at our beck, even to sacrifice their nearest relations, and most intimate friends, when we say it is for our interest and advantage.
Page 125 - And that our poverty may have the more colorable gloss of reality, let the purchases, adjacent to the places wherein our colleges are founded, be assigned by the provincial to colleges at a distance; . by which means it will be impossible that . princes and magistrates can ever attain to a certain knowledge what the revenues of ; the Society amount to.
Page 125 - ... or written, our credibility will be established beyond opposition. Let the superiors also carefully and warily inquire, whether discovery has been made of these instructions, by any of our members to strangers ; and let none transcribe, or suffer them to be transcribed, either for himself, or others, without the consent of the general or provincial : and if any one be suspected of incapacity to keep such important secrets, acquaint him not of your suspicion, but dismiss him.
Page 4 - And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
Page 125 - V. At their first settlement, let our members be cautious of purchasing lands ; but if they happen to buy such as are well situated, let this be done in the name of some faithful and trusty friend. And that our poverty may have the more...
Page 216 - Government, Homestead and the whole Product of Labor, by organizing all nations into townships of self-governed homestead Democracies, self-employed in farming and mechanism, giving all the Liberty and Happiness to be found on earth.