The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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... opinion : not by a certain rule to which he can apply his intention before he acts , but by an uncertain and variable opinion , which he can never know but after he has committed the act on which that opinion shall be passed . He lives ...
... opinion : not by a certain rule to which he can apply his intention before he acts , but by an uncertain and variable opinion , which he can never know but after he has committed the act on which that opinion shall be passed . He lives ...
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... opinions which he thinks dangerous , but he is politically right . " MAYO . " I am of opinion , Sir , that every man is entitled to liberty of conscience in re- ligion ; and that the magistrate cannot restrain that right . " JOHNSON ...
... opinions which he thinks dangerous , but he is politically right . " MAYO . " I am of opinion , Sir , that every man is entitled to liberty of conscience in re- ligion ; and that the magistrate cannot restrain that right . " JOHNSON ...
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James Boswell Arnold Glover. lead to action , and opinions merely speculative ; for instance , would it be wrong in the ... opinion contrary to the doctrine of the established church , tends , in a certain degree , to lessen the authority ...
James Boswell Arnold Glover. lead to action , and opinions merely speculative ; for instance , would it be wrong in the ... opinion contrary to the doctrine of the established church , tends , in a certain degree , to lessen the authority ...
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