Social Compact, Exemplified in the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: With Remarks on the Theories of Divine Right of Hobbes and of Filmer, and the Counter Theories of Sidney, Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau, Concerning the Origin and Nat

Excerpt from Social Compact, Exemplified in the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: With Remarks on the Theories of Divine Right of Hobbes and of Filmer, and the Counter Theories of Sidney, Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau, Concerning the Origin and Nature of Government; A Lecture

Voted, That the Committee on Lectures be directed to communicate to Hon. John Quincy Adams the thanks of the Lyceum, for the interesting and instructive Lecture delivered by him on the evening of the 25th inst., and to request a copy for publication.

We take pleasure in communicating the above resolution, and in renewing, in this for mal manner, the request which, at the suggestion of many of your friends here, we have already made verbally.

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