Readings in Political PhilosophySelections from Plato, Aristotle, Polybius, St. Thomas Aquinas, Dante, Marsiglio, Machiavelli, Calvin, the Vindiciae contra tyrannos, Bodin, Hooker, Grotius, Milton, Hobbes, Harrington, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Paine, and Bentham. |
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... desires to make grateful acknowledgment for assist- ance that has been received in the preparation of this volume . Professor William A. Dunning , of Columbia University , has generously supplied expert advice and criticism in all parts ...
... desires to make grateful acknowledgment for assist- ance that has been received in the preparation of this volume . Professor William A. Dunning , of Columbia University , has generously supplied expert advice and criticism in all parts ...
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... desire to sell and to take money from those who desire to buy . This want , then , creates a class of retail - traders in our state . Is not " retailer " the term which is applied to those who sit in the market - place engaged in buying ...
... desire to sell and to take money from those who desire to buy . This want , then , creates a class of retail - traders in our state . Is not " retailer " the term which is applied to those who sit in the market - place engaged in buying ...
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... desire or fear , a man preserves , and does not lose this opinion . Shall I give you an illustration ? If you please . You know , I said , that dyers , when they want to dye wool for making the true sea - purple , begin by selecting ...
... desire or fear , a man preserves , and does not lose this opinion . Shall I give you an illustration ? If you please . You know , I said , that dyers , when they want to dye wool for making the true sea - purple , begin by selecting ...
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... desire , the mightiest of all other solvents . And this sort of universal saving power of true opinion in conformity with law about real and false dangers I call and maintain to be courage , unless you disagree . But I agree , he ...
... desire , the mightiest of all other solvents . And this sort of universal saving power of true opinion in conformity with law about real and false dangers I call and maintain to be courage , unless you disagree . But I agree , he ...
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... desires of the many are held down by the virtuous desires and wisdom of the few . That I perceive , he said . Then if there be any city which may be described as master of its own pleasures and desires , and master of itself , ours may ...
... desires of the many are held down by the virtuous desires and wisdom of the few . That I perceive , he said . Then if there be any city which may be described as master of its own pleasures and desires , and master of itself , ours may ...
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