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That swearing in their own cases is apt by degrees to lead men into as little regard of such oaths , as they have of their ordinary talk , I think there is reason to suspect , from what has been observed , in something of that kind .
That swearing in their own cases is apt by degrees to lead men into as little regard of such oaths , as they have of their ordinary talk , I think there is reason to suspect , from what has been observed , in something of that kind .
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in only upon mortgages and contracts already made , and ( which is not to be supposed ) by a law , post factum , void bargains lawfully made , and give to Richard what is Peter's due , for no other reason , but because one was borrower ...
in only upon mortgages and contracts already made , and ( which is not to be supposed ) by a law , post factum , void bargains lawfully made , and give to Richard what is Peter's due , for no other reason , but because one was borrower ...
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For which reason the wise policy of the Chinese will not suffer the mines they have to be wrought . Nor indeed , things rightly considered , do gold and silver , drawn out of the mine , equally enrich , with what is got by trade .
For which reason the wise policy of the Chinese will not suffer the mines they have to be wrought . Nor indeed , things rightly considered , do gold and silver , drawn out of the mine , equally enrich , with what is got by trade .
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For mankind , having consented to put an imaginary value upon gold and silver , by reason of their durableness , scarcity , and not being very liable to be counterfeited , have made them , by general consent , the common pledges ...
For mankind , having consented to put an imaginary value upon gold and silver , by reason of their durableness , scarcity , and not being very liable to be counterfeited , have made them , by general consent , the common pledges ...
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It being evident therefore , that he that has skill in traffic , but has not money enough to exercise it , has not only reason to borrow money , to drive his trade and get a livelihood ; but as much reason to pay use for that money su ...
It being evident therefore , that he that has skill in traffic , but has not money enough to exercise it , has not only reason to borrow money , to drive his trade and get a livelihood ; but as much reason to pay use for that money su ...
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| Title | The Works of John Locke, Volume 5 The Works of John Locke, John Locke |
| Author | John Locke |
| Publisher | Thomas Tegg, 1823 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 7 Apr 2006 |
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