 Commentaries remarks, that this law of Nature being coeval with mankind, and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries and at all times; no human laws are of any validity...  The Principles of Ethics - Sida 51efter Herbert Spencer - 1893 - 1077 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Several Hands - 1766 - 596 sidor
...adopted and enforced with great energy and concifenefs : and our Author proceeds to obferve, that ' this law of nature being coeval with mankind, and dictated by God himfelf, is of courfe fuperior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1766 - 722 sidor
...adopted and enforced with great energy and concifencfs : and our Author proceeds to obferve that « this law of nature being coeval with mankind, and dic.tated by God himfelf, is of courfe fuperior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1791 - 516 sidor
...that action is deftruftive of man's real happinefs, and therefore that the law of nature forbids it. THIS law of nature, being coeval with mankind and dictated by God himfelf, is of courfe fuperior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe in all... | |
 | Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville - 1797 - 470 sidor
...obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries, and at; at all times : no human laws are of any validity, if contrary to this; and fuch of them as are valid derive all their force, and all their authority, mediately or immediately,... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 432 sidor
...that aélion is deftruftive of man's real happinefa, and therefore that the law of nature forbids it. This law of nature, being coeval with mankind, and dictated by God himfelf, is of courfe fuperior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1834 - 894 sidor
...obligation." — I'uffendorf, cxv. Such being indisputably the law of God, Judge Blackstone declares that "this law of nature being coeval with mankind and...is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries, and at all times: no human laws are of any validity... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 sidor
...that action is destructive of man's real happiness, and therefore that the law of nature forbids it. THIS law of nature being coeval with mankind, and...is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe in all countries, and at all times : no human laws arc of any validity,... | |
 | John Poyer - 1808 - 716 sidor
...selfdefence ; and no human jurisdiction has a legitimate power to deprive him of this sacred privilege. This law of nature, being coeval with mankind,, and dictated by God himself^ is of superior obligation to any other. No human laws ate of any .validity;, if contrary to this* Such a... | |
 | William Findley - 1812 - 380 sidor
...pursue this line of conduct, so far as that our self-love comes frequently in aid of our duty. The law of nature being coeval with mankind, and dictated by God himself, is of course superior to, and the foundation of, all other laws. It is binding all over the globe, in all countries, and... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 sidor
...tribuere. substantial happiness." — This is the foundation of wbat we call ethics, or natural law. This law of nature, being coeval with mankind and...is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe in all countries, and at all times : no human laws are of any validity,... | |
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