Outlines of Historical Jurisprudence: The jurisprudence of the Greek cityOxford University Press, 1922 |
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Stranica 23 - nor deemed I that thy decrees were of such force, that a mortal could override the unwritten and unfailing statutes of heaven. For their life is not of to-day or yesterday, but from all time, and no man knows when they were first put forth.
Stranica 56 - The law, in aiming at what is best or most just, cannot at once enjoin what is best for all. The differences of men and actions, and the endless irregular movements of things, do not admit of any universal and simple rule. No art
Stranica 95 - He who has the power to take part in the deliberative or judicial administration of any State is said by us to be a citizen of that State ; and, speaking generally, a State is a
Stranica 44 - but in courts of law this is impossible, and, indeed, most legislators take pains to prevent the judges from holding any communication with one another. Again, will there not be confusion if the judge thinks that damages should be given, but not so much as the suitor demands
Stranica 97 - And if this is true, it is evident that the sameness of the State consists chiefly in the sameness of the constitution, and may be called by the same name, whether the inhabitants are the same or entirely different.
Stranica 14 - oracle says, at this hour. Now I, as the legislator, regard you and your possessions, not as belonging to yourselves, but as belonging to your whole family, both past and future, and yet more do I regard both family and possessions as belonging to the State.
Stranica 66 - a despot; the flatterer is held in honour ; this sort of democracy being relatively to other democracies what tyranny is to other forms of monarchy. The spirit of both is the same, and they
Stranica 13 - He who would duly inquire about the best form of a State ought first to determine which is the most eligible life; while this remains uncertain the best form of the State must also be uncertain ; for in the natural order of things, those may be expected to lead the best life who are governed in the best manner of which their circumstances admit.
Stranica 2 - When several villages are united in a single community perfect and large enough to be nearly or quite self-sufficing, the State comes into existence
Stranica 1 - The country which is now called Hellas was not regularly settled in ancient times. The people were migratory, and readily left their homes whenever they were overpowered by numbers. There was no commerce, and they could not safely hold intercourse with one another