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The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: To which is Prefixed a Brief Sketch ... - Page 15
by Thomas Paine - 1856
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 54

1776 - 612 pages
...(fays the Author) have fo confounded fociety with government, as to leave little or no diflinftion between them ; whereas they are not only different,...Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedncfs; the former promotes our happinefs pojitivelj by uniting our affections, the latter negatively...
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 38

1776 - 746 pages
...conflitation. cOme writers have fo confounded foci~ ety with governrnent, as to leave little or no diftinftion between them ; whereas they are not only different,...Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickednefs. The former promotes our happincfs pofitivtly, by uniting our.affeAione ; the latter negatively,...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal, Volume 54

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1776 - 608 pages
...(fays the Author) have fb confounded fociety with, government, as to leave little or no dillinction between them ; whereas they are not only different,...So'ciety is produced by our wants, and government by dur wickednefs; the former promotes our happineft pofetively by uniting our affec*^tions, the latter...
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THE MONTHLY REVIEW OR LITERARY JOURNAL VOL. LIV

SEVERAL HANDS - 1776 - 612 pages
...(fays the Author) have fo confounded fbciety with government, as to leave litt!u or no diliinftion between them ; whereas they are not only different,...Society is produced by our wants, and government by oaf wicked nef»; the former promotes our happinefg pefitively by uniting our affections, the latter...
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A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal, on the Affairs of North America: In ...

Thomas Paine - 1817 - 72 pages
...thoughts themselves*. * COMMON SILNSE. " Some writers have so confounded society «ith Governvernment, as to leave little or no distinction between them ; whereas they are not or.ly different, but hare different origins. " Soeiety is produced by our wants, and Governments by...
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The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee ..., Volume 1

Thomas Paine - 1824 - 478 pages
...not only different, but have different origins.1' " Society is produced by our wants and governments by our wickedness ; the former promotes our happiness...the latter negatively, by restraining our vices." In the following paragraphs there is less likeness in the language, but the ideas in the one are evidently...
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The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee ..., Volume 1

Thomas Paine - 1824 - 524 pages
...thoughts themselves.* •COMMON SENSE. " Some writers have to con founded society with government, as ti? leave little or no distinction between them ; whereas they are not only different, but hi\i- different origins." " Society is produced by our wants and governments by our wickedness ; the...
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The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee ..., Volume 1

Thomas Paine - 1824 - 444 pages
...DESIGN OF GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL ; WITH CONCISE REMARKS ON THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION. SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them ; \vhereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants,...
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The Eclectic Review

1832 - 816 pages
...wetl as political economists and divines, might then have been dispensed with. So says Thomas Paine. ' Society is produced by our wants, and ' government by our wickedness : the former promotes our hap' piness positively, by uniting our affections ; the latter nega' fively, by restraining our vices....
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th]

1832 - 572 pages
...well as political economists and divines, might then have been dispensed with. So says Thomas Paine. ' Society is produced by our wants, and ' government by our wickedness : the former promotes our hap' piness positively, by uniting our affections ; the latter nega' tively, by restraining our vices....
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