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whether_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o universality_n of_o the_o people_n themselves_o 32._o themselves_o ubi_fw-la semel_fw-la decretum_fw-la erit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la id_fw-la etiam_fw-la quibus_fw-la ante_fw-la displicuerit_fw-la pro_fw-la bono_fw-mi atque_fw-la utili_fw-la foedere_fw-la defendendam_fw-la liv._o lib._n 32._o in_o which_o all_o singular_n be_v suppose_v to_o confederate_a though_o some_o few_o may_v not_o comply_v yet_o those_o few_o be_v include_v in_o and_o bind_v by_o the_o universality_n according_a to_o that_o rule_n vbi_fw-la universi_fw-la ibi_fw-la &_o singuli_fw-la nam_fw-la singuli_fw-la congregati_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o summa_fw-la reputati_fw-la facitunt_fw-la universe_n the_o universality_n be_v make_v up_o of_o the_o singular_a person_n so_o in_o a_o corporation_n or_o county_n the_o universality_n choose_v member_n of_o parliament_n or_o magistrate_n confederate_a 516._o â—acta_fw-la civium_fw-la publicis_fw-la consiliis_fw-la habita_fw-la eos_fw-la obligabunt_fw-la qui_fw-la aliter_fw-la senserunt_fw-la grot._n bell_n &_o pa._n p._n 516._o though_o some_o singular_a person_n be_v not_o present_v nor_o vote_n in_o the_o negative_a and_o so_o personal_o consent_v yet_o a_o repolitical_o oblige_v 2._o or_o whether_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o collective_a body_n of_o the_o people_n who_o represent_v they_o in_o their_o name_n and_o at_o their_o appointment_n not_o transact_v all_o affair_n as_o do_v the_o senate_n of_o rome_n in_o reference_n to_o which_o sallust_n note_v senatus_n uti_fw-la poterat_fw-la decrevit_fw-la svo_fw-la atque_fw-la populi_fw-la injusso_fw-la nullum_fw-la potuisse_fw-la foedus_fw-la fieri_fw-la the_o senate_n decree_v for_o if_o they_o or_o the_o people_n have_v gainsay_v it_o there_o can_v be_v no_o covenant_n and_o in_o this_o collective_a body_n though_o there_o may_v be_v many_o dissenter_n yet_o by_o the_o oath_n and_o act_n of_o the_o majority_n themselves_o and_o they_o who_o in_o that_o capacity_n 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