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Principles of politics applicable to all governments / Benjamin Constant ; edited by Etienne Hofmann ; translated from the French by Dennis O'Keeffe ; introduction by Nicholas Capaldi.
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Publication details:
Indianapolis, Ind. : Liberty Fund, c2003.
Record id:
24636
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Subject:
Democracy -- France.
Political science -- France -- History.
France -- Politics and government -- History.
Contents:
1. On received ideas about the scope of political authority
2. On the principles to replace received ideas on the extent of political authority
3. On arguments and hypotheses in favor of the extension of political authority
4. On the proliferation of the laws
5. On arbitrary measures
6. On coups d'etat
7. On freedom of thought
8. On religious freedom
9. On legal safeguards
10. On the action of government with regard to property
11. On taxation
12. On government jurisdiction over economic activity and population
13. On war
14. On government action on enlightenment 15. The outcome of preceding discussion relative to the action of government
16. On political authority in the ancient world
17. On the true principles of freedom
18. On the duties of individuals to political authority
Additions to the work entitled Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments.
Note:
Includes index.
Variant title:
Principes de politique applicables à tous les gouvernements
ISBN:
0865973954
Phys. description:
xxii, 558 p.