...generation would, in this way, come and go off the stage at a fixed moment, as individuals do now. Then J say, the earth belongs to each of these generations...existence. At. twenty-one years of age, they may bind them- selves and their lands for thirty-four years to come; at twenty-two, for thirty-three; at twenty-three,...

...second, and so on. For if the first could charge it with a debt, then the earth would belong to the'dead and not to the living generation. Then no generation...lands for thirty-four years to come ; at twenty-two ftji thirty-three ; at twenty-three for thirty-two ; and at fifty-four for one year only ; because...

...I say, the earth belongs to each of these generations during iu course, fully and in its own right. For If the first could charge it with a debt, then...may be paid during the course of Its own existence. " What is true of generations succeeding one another at fixed epochs, as has been supposed for clearer...

...then the earth would belong to the dead and not to the living generation. Then, no generation caj» contract debts greater than may be paid during the...and at fifty-four, for one year only ; because these arc the terms of life which remain to them at the respective epochs. But a material difference must...

...then the earth would belong to the dead and not to the living generation. Then, no generation с:ш contract debts greater than may be paid during the...twenty-one years of age, they may bind themselves and their binds for thirtyfour years to come ; at twenty-two, for thirty-three ; at twenty-three, for thirty-two...

...second generation receives it clear of the debts and incumbranccs of the first, the third of •Jic second, and so on. For if the first could charge it...themselves and their lands for thirtyfour years to come ; ut twenty-two, for thirty-three ; at twenty-three, for thirty-two; and at fifty-four, for one year...

...say, the earth belongs to each of these generations during its course, fully and in its own right. For if the first could charge it with a debt, then...may be paid during the course of its own existence. " What is true of generations succeeding one another at fixed epochs, as has been supposed for clearer...

...arid incumbrances of the first, the third of the sec375 Generation» THE JEFFERSONIAN CYCLOPEDIA ond, and so on. For if the first could charge it with a...fiftyfour, for one year only ; because these are the terms cf life which remain to them at the respective epochs. But a material difference must be noted between...

...and incumbrances of the first, the third of the sec375 Generation« THE JEFFERSONIAN CYCLOPEDIA ond, and so on. For if the first could charge it with a...thirty-three ; at twenty-three, for thirty-two ; and at fiftylour, for one year only ; because these are the terms cf life which remain to them at the respective...

...collectively, since the rights of the whole can be no more than the sum of the rights of individuals. Then no generation can. contract debts greater than...may be paid during the course of its own existence. * * * Nineteen years is the term beyond which neither the representatives of a nation nor even the...