My country, 'tis of thee

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...body of Men. They do not consent to be governed, because there are none who have exclusive right of government to be given consent. They self-govern by compact or contract, by free agreement on the laws which declare the rules of their self-government. Citizens in Between the Citizens and their subjects the making laws laws the Citizens make are rules of conduct Citizens in making laws take on obligations of authority as rulers of the dominion. for subjects do so by force of authority over them. Citizens violate their fundamental Law in holding native-born inhabitants of their dominion as subjects. prescribed by them, the authority, for the subjects. The Citizens govern their subjects without their free consent. Subjects have right of the law, but not equal right with the Citizens. They may question the law as it relates to them particularly, but they cannot question the law which makes them subjects, or holds them subjects, of the Citizens. The Citizens may, and do, grant subjects in lands which they inhabit as natives of the soil without dominion to make States of it, the ruling right to make certain of the laws for these lands subject to their approval, and approving them.for the subjects take on in these lands the obligation of them the same as the subjects. Subjects do not have full right of the Law of the natural rights. They are deprived by the Citizens of part of their natural right to Liberty and of part of their natural right to the pursuit of Happiness. Per contra, it is claimed for the Citizens that they give their subjects better security for their natural right to Life, and insure them more of the things which make life supportable for Citizens. This is questionable. Even if so, it is not reason for the Citizens' violation of their fundamental...