 | Edmund Burke - 1790 - 536 halaman
...commanding for ever how the world mall be governed, or who mall govern it : and therefore all fuch claufes, acts or declarations, by which the makers of them...the power to do, nor the power to execute, are in themlelves null and void. • Every age and generation muft be as free to act for itfelf, in all cafes,... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1791 - 358 halaman
...commanding for ever how the world fhall be governed, or who mail govern it : and therefore all fuch claufes, acts or declarations, by which the makers of them...the power to do, nor the power to execute, are in themfelves null and void. • Every age and generation mult be as free to act for itfelf, in all cafes,... | |
 | 1791 - 618 halaman
...commanding for ever how the world (hall be governed, or who (hall govern it; and therefore all fuch claufes, acts, or declarations, by which the makers of them...attempt to do what they have neither the right nor th» power to do, nor the power to execute, are in themfelvei null and void. — Every age and generation... | |
 | 1791 - 686 halaman
...fliall be governed, or who Ml govern it ; and therefore all fuch claiilcs, acts, or declaration.;, by which the makers of them attempt to do what they have neither the right ncr the power lodo, nor the power to execute, are in themfelves null and void — Every nge aud génération... | |
 | Francis Plowden - 1792 - 652 halaman
...commanding fqr ever how the world fhall be governed, or who fhall govern it; and therefore all fuch claufes, acts, or declarations, by which the makers of them...the power to do, nor the power to execute, are in themfelves null and void." •j- " The vanity and prefumption of governing , beyond the grave, is the... | |
 | Francis Plowden - 1792 - 658 halaman
...ever how the world (hall be governed, or who Ihall govern it ; and therefore all fuch claufes, afts, or declarations, by which the makers of them attempt...the power to do, nor the power to execute, are in themfelves null and void. " When man ceafes to be, his power and his wants ceafe with him ; and having... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1795 - 170 halaman
...EVER, HOW the world fhall be governed, or WHO fhall govern it: and THEREFORE, all fuch claufes, a£h, or declarations, by which the makers of them attempt...the power to do, nor the power to execute, are in themfelves N ULL AND VOID. Every age, and generation, muft be as free to aft for itfelf, in all cafes,... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1795 - 180 halaman
...EVER, HOW the world mail be governed, or WHO fhall govern it: and THEREFORE, all fuch claufes, afts, or declarations, by which the makers of them attempt...the power to do, nor the power to execute, are in themfelvcs NULL AND VOID. Every age, and generation, muft be as free ta aft for itfelf, in all cafes,... | |
 | W. T. Sherwin - 1819 - 306 halaman
...right to enter into any agreement or contract respecting the government of posterity, for, says he, " every age and generation must be as free to act for itself in all cases, as the age and generation which preceded it." A more self-evident position than this could... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1826 - 482 halaman
...or of commanding forever how the world shall be governed, or who shall govern it : And therefore all such clauses, acts or declarations, by which the makers...and generation must be as free to act for itself, in all cases, as the ages and generations which preceded it. The vanity and presumption of governing beyond... | |
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Every age and generation must be as free to act for itself in all cases as the ages and generations which preceded it. The vanity and presumption of governing beyond the grave is the most ridiculous and insolent of all tyrannies. 
