On Civil Liberty and Self-governmentLawbook Exchange, Limited, 2001 - 629 páginas Widely read and used as a political science textbook, this is the best known of Lieber's work. He was a prominent political philosopher who helped lay the foundation for the study of political science in the United States. Renowned for his theory of civil liberty presented here, which combined an appreciation for the English concept of decentralized political institutions with the German idea of an overall national purpose, he bridged the intellectual gap between Europe and America. Enlarged edition in one volume, having first been published in two volumes in 1853. xiv, 629 pp. |
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... reason it must neither be treated lightly , on the part of the petitioners , nor wrenched from its meaning and be changed into coercing threat . The petition in free states is an institution , and not an incident as in the despotic ...
... reason it must neither be treated lightly , on the part of the petitioners , nor wrenched from its meaning and be changed into coercing threat . The petition in free states is an institution , and not an incident as in the despotic ...
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Francis Lieber. This is the reason , it may be observed , why the historian , the more truly he searches for the real ... reason that the present publicity of diplomacy has such vital importance . somewhat more closely , the peculiar ...
Francis Lieber. This is the reason , it may be observed , why the historian , the more truly he searches for the real ... reason that the present publicity of diplomacy has such vital importance . somewhat more closely , the peculiar ...
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... reason has induced our legislators to give the pardoning power to the executive . It was rather left where they happened to find it , or they placed it by analogy , and not in consideration of intrinsic reasons . any 2 If it be true ...
... reason has induced our legislators to give the pardoning power to the executive . It was rather left where they happened to find it , or they placed it by analogy , and not in consideration of intrinsic reasons . any 2 If it be true ...
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