Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Volume 2Macmillan, 1905 - 721 pages |
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Page 38
... legal fiction , and that every living thing involves a logical absurdity . It may be logical to demand a church based on free examination and abso- lute sincerity ; but to realise it is a different matter . A church lives by what is ...
... legal fiction , and that every living thing involves a logical absurdity . It may be logical to demand a church based on free examination and abso- lute sincerity ; but to realise it is a different matter . A church lives by what is ...
Page 104
... legal fiction , that the majority has not only force but reason on its side - that it possesses not only the right to act but the wisdom necessary for action . The fiction is dangerous because of its flattery ; the demagogues have ...
... legal fiction , that the majority has not only force but reason on its side - that it possesses not only the right to act but the wisdom necessary for action . The fiction is dangerous because of its flattery ; the demagogues have ...
Page 163
... law ; but that wise and ripened temper of mind which takes everything into account , and therefore tends to truth ... legal fiction , which assumes a ― real equality of enlightenment and merit among those whom it AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 163.
... law ; but that wise and ripened temper of mind which takes everything into account , and therefore tends to truth ... legal fiction , which assumes a ― real equality of enlightenment and merit among those whom it AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 163.
Page 294
... legal fiction at the root of - it . Surely the remedy consists in insisting everywhere 294 AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
... legal fiction at the root of - it . Surely the remedy consists in insisting everywhere 294 AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
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