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 1 7 |          a political and military power. To the natural generosity
 2 11|     unreasonably jealous of their power and maliciously disposed
 3 15|      still remains that political power is not found in all nations
 4 15|           transmission of supreme power.~
 5 16|       time when the custodians of power used it against her, thereby
 6 17|     whatever be the form of civil power in a nation, it cannot be
 7 17|     constitution, she has not the power even to relinquish the conditions
 8 17|         of transmitting sovereign power.~
 9 18|           political form of civil power, or to its mode of transmission;
10 18|         it in no wise affects the power considered in itself. This
11 18|          in all hypotheses, civil power, considered as such, is
12 18|        from God: "For there is no power but from God."(9)~
13 19|       representing this immutable power are constituted, their acceptance
14 21|   distinction between constituted power and legislation had been
15 21| legislation differ from political power and its form, that under
16 21|        she, better than any other power, could tell the consolation
17 22|         work of men invested with power, and who, in fact, govern
18 22|           these men than upon the power. The laws will be good or
19 24|        respect due to constituted power cannot prohibit this: unlimited
20 24|        kind, enacted by this same power. Let it not be forgotten
21 24|          have been entrusted with power. . . Accordingly, such points
22 29|      legislation; nay, more, that Power be absolutely indifferent
23 30|   Religion and country, political power and legislation, the conduct
24 30|        observed in regard to this power and legislation, the Concordat,
25 31|        hope that those who are in power will appreciate Our words,