Not exact matches
Thirteen governments [of the original states] thus founded on the natural
authority of the people alone, without a pretence of miracle or mystery, and which are destined to spread
over the northern part of that whole quarter of the globe, are a great point gained in favor of the rights of
mankind.
The King would rule
over all the earth and all
mankind, and while he would reign with the
authority of a «rod of iron» it would be also true that «a sceptre of peace is the sceptre of thy Kingdom».
Evolution is more an attack on the existence of God and His
authority over the earth and all of
mankind than a scientific argument.
It balances recognition of the inherent rights of a coastal state
over its continental shelf with the interest of the international community in defining the limits of seabed beyond national jurisdiction, where the mineral resources are the common heritage of
mankind and are administered through the International Seabed
Authority.