Excerpt from Essays on Human Rights and Their Political Guaranties: With a Preface and Notes by George Combe
Public Debt - The Constitution of a State ought to guard against an unjust public debt by limiting the Expenditures of a State to its necessities - What are the legitimate expenses of a State - Except for these, the majority can not bind the minority. - The People's Resolution -legislative action upon it in the State of new-york.-the right of Eminent Domain - The necessity of defining the limits of its exercise - Laws affecting the relation of Debtor and Creditor. - Proposed reforms to the new-york Constitution.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book unpacks the origins of human rights, arguing that they are not created by the law but rather emanate from the natural dispositions of the human mind. The author posits that every person has the right to exist and the right to happiness, and that these rights can only be fully realized when society respects individual liberty and self-determination. The book draws on insights from phrenology, the study of the brain and its relation to mental faculties, to demonstrate that human beings are naturally endowed with a range of desires, emotions, and intellectual capacities that ought to be nurtured and protected. The author contends that true government should be limited to enforcing these natural rights and ensuring that no individual's pursuit of happiness infringes on the rights of others. By examining the fundamental principles of human rights and their relationship to the structure of government, this book offers a compelling vision of a just and equitable society that respects the inherent dignity of every individual. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330415450_0
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