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Principles Of Legislation by Charles Michell. This political treatise defends the existing British constitutional order and argues against French revolutionary principles. Michell contends that politics is a science of expediency, but durable legislation must be built on fixed principles rather than contingent circumstances. He critiques theories of natural rights and the notion that the will of the majority alone should guide law, insisting that civil rights are primarily negative and that offices of state are duties owed to the community. The work surveys the division of sovereignty among the crown, the nobility, and the commons, advocating a balanced, legally grounded aristocratic element and a cautious form of representation to preserve liberty. It discusses the dangers and proper limits of a standing army, the role of taxation, and the management of public finance, urging prudence over radical reform. Michell critiques Paine, Condorcet, and Rousseau, warning that unbridled democracy would erode constitutional order. The text also covers agriculture, population, primogeniture, luxury, and national prosperity, championing gradual reform, moral education, and the protection of property as foundations of stable government.
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