Manual of Political Ethics: Designed Chiefly for the Use of Colleges and Students at Law ...J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1876 |
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Página 26 - Henceforth I call you not servants ; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have called you friends ; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Página 386 - That it is now necessary to declare, that, to report any opinion, or pretended opinion, of his Majesty upon any bill, or other proceeding, depending in either House of Parliament, with a view to influence the votes of the members, is a high crime and misdemeanor, derogatory to the honour of the Crown, a breach of the fundamental privileges of Parliament, and subversive of the constitution of this country...
Página 150 - Quamobrem lex vera atque princeps, apta ad jubendum et ad vetandum, ratio est. recta summi Jovis."— De Legibus, lib.
Página 453 - The use of poison in any manner, be it to poison wells, or food,, or arms, is wholly excluded from modern warfare. He that uses it puts himself out of the pale of the law and usages of war.
Página 160 - ... against him, being in the execution of his office, on any pretence whatsoever, or shall disobey any lawful command of his superior officer, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall, according to the nature of his offence, be inflicted upon him by the sentence of a courtmartial.
Página 329 - I did not obey your instructions : No. I conformed to the instructions of truth and nature, and maintained your interest, against your opinions, with a constancy that became me.
Página 346 - judge of the election, returns, and qualifications of its own members
Página 446 - State to take all measures necessary to her safety, if it be attacked or threatened from without; provided always that reparation cannot otherwise be obtained, that there is a reasonable prospect of obtaining it by arms, and that the evils of the contest are not probably greater than the mischiefs of acquiescence in the wrong, including on both sides of the deliberation the ordinary consequences of the example, as well as the immediate effects of the act. If reparation can otherwise be obtained...
Página 311 - The people shall have the right freely to assemble together, to consult for the common good, to instruct their representatives, and to petition the Legislature for redress of grievances.
Página 398 - To show mankind that crimes are sometimes pardoned, and that punishment is not a necessary consequence, is to nourish the flattering hope of impunity, and is the cause of their considering every punishment inflicted as an act of injustice and oppression. The prince, in pardoning, gives up the public security in favor of an individual, and by ill-judged benevolence proclaims a public act of impunity. Let, then, the legislator be tender, indulgent, and humane.