Thoughts on civil liberty, on licentiousness, and faction
THOUGHTS
O N
CIVIL LIBERTY,
O N
L I C E N T I O U S N E S S,
A N D
F A C T I O N.
By the Author of
Essays on the Characteristics, &c.
Sed in Vitium Libertas excidit, et Vim
Dignam Lege regi.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE:
Printed by J. WHITE and T. SAINT,
For L. Davis and C. Reymers, against
Cray's- Inn-Gate, Holborn, London;
Printers to the Royal Society.
MDCCLXV.
CONTENTS.
SECT.I.
The Design.Page 9.
SECT.II.
Of the Nature of civil Liberty.p. 11.
SECT.III.
Of Licentiousness and Faction.p. 14.
SECT.IV.
Unassisted Laws no permanent Foundation of civil Liberty.p. 15.
SECT.V.
Virtuous Manners and Principles the only permanent Foundation of civil Liberty.p. 26.
SECT.VI.
An Objection considered.Page 36.
SECT.VII.
A Confirmation of these Principles, drawn from the History of free States. 1st of Sparta.p. 42.
SECT.VIII.
Of the Republic of Athens.p. 61.
SECT.IX.
Of the Commonwealth of Rome.p. 67.
SECT.X.
How far these Facts can properly be apply'd to the political State of Great Britain.p. 78.
SECT.XI.
Of the general State of Manners and Principles, about the Time of the Revolution.p. 88.
SECT.XII.
Of the Changes in Manners and Principles, through the succeeding Times.Page 94.
SECT.XIII.
Among what Ranks, Licentiousness and Faction may most probably be expected.p. 108.
SECT.XIV.
Of the most effectual Means of detecting Licentiousness and Faction.p. 115.
SECT.XV.
Of the characteristic Marks of Liberty.p. 118.
SECT.XVI.
Of the first characteristic Mark of Licentiousness and Faction.p. 120.
SECT.XVII.
A second Mark of Licentiousness and Faction.Page 124.
SECT.XVIII.
A third Mark of Licentiousness and Faction.p. 126.
SECT.XIX.
A fourth Mark of Licentiousness and Faction.p. 127.
SECT.XX.
A fifth Mark of Licentiousness and Faction.p. 131.
SECT.XXI.
A sixth Mark of Licentiousness and Faction.p. 134.
SECT.XXII.
Some Objections obviated.p. 137.
SECT.XXIII.
Of the Remedies against Licentiousness and Faction. The first Remedy.Page 140.
SECT.XXIV.
A second Remedy.p. 142.
SECT.XXV.
Some concomitant Remedies.p. 149.
SECT.XXVI.
Of the chief and essential Remedy.p. 156.
SECT.XXVII.
The Conclusion.p. 160.
Errat. p. 63, for "imbibed, read "imbued."
This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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