| John Locke - Liberty - 1764 - 438 pages
...pleafes, to himfelf ? §. 141. Fourthly, The legijlative cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other hands : for it being but a delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pafs it over to others. The people alone can appoint the form of the common- wealth, which is by conftituting... | |
| William Knox, Thomas Whately, John Mein - Great Britain - 1769 - 278 pages
...them, that " even the legiflatfoe " power itfelf cannot transfer the power of " making laws to any other hands ; for it " being but a delegated power from the " people, they who have it cannot pafs it ?( over to others." He fays, moreover, that '• all obedience, which, by the moft folemn F... | |
| Edward Long - Jamaica - 1774 - 652 pages
...the fame effect fays the judicious Lccke : " the wiH of the*Ğ• people BOOK I. CHAP. 3t. APPEND. " people alone can appoint the form of the commonwealth ; which " is, by constituting the legiflative, and appointing in whofe hands " that (hall be. And, when the people have faid, Ğ We will... | |
| Ireland - 1798 - 602 pages
...-- r.,.- ,5r, ',.. • 5 •'• "f'he Legiflarure cannot tranfir the power of making ' laws to any other hands; -for' it being but a delegated * power from the People, they who have it cannot pal's it •'orer to : bikers. 'The people1 alone fan appoint the form * bfthe Common wealth, "which... | |
| Ireland - 1799 - 142 pages
...to any -other hands ; 'for it being a delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pafs it over to others ; the people alone can appoint the form of the common'-weĞUh, which is, by conftituting the legiflature, and appointing in whofe hands it <liğ1l... | |
| Ireland - 1799 - 598 pages
...alius Rex obtrudi poteft." * " The Legiflature cannot transfer the power of , " making laws to any other hands, for it being " but • a delegated power from the people, they *6 who have it cannot pafs it over to others ; the " people alone can appoint the form of the Com"... | |
| John Locke - 1801 - 512 pages
...pleases, to himself? §. 141. Fourthly, The legislative cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other hands : for it being but a delegated power from...of the commonwealth, which is by constituting the legislative, and appointing in whose hands that shall be. And when the people have said, we will submit... | |
| William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1819 - 810 pages
...civil government, argued thus : — " The legislative cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other hands ; for it being but a delegated power from...of the commonwealth, which is by constituting the legislative, and appointing in whose hands that shall be : and when the people have said, we will submit... | |
| William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1815 - 746 pages
...lord is possessed of sufficient temerity to venture to assert the contrary ? ) that " the legislative being but a delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others;" what argument can elude impeachment, what plea prevent condemnation ? But, having said that what was... | |
| John Locke - 1823 - 516 pages
...pleases, to himself? § 141. Fourthly, The legislative cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other hands : for it being but a delegated power from...of the commonwealth, which is by constituting the legislative, and appointing in whose hands that shall be. And when the people have said, •we will... | |
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