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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... vote of a person from being known . Although the ballot is so strongly insisted upon in America , it is occasionally entirely lost sight of . " Tickets " printed on paper whose color indicates the party which has issued it , are the ...
... vote of a person from being known . Although the ballot is so strongly insisted upon in America , it is occasionally entirely lost sight of . " Tickets " printed on paper whose color indicates the party which has issued it , are the ...
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... vote can only be cast for one candidate . Nevertheless , that which is called the popular vote indicates a proportion between the presidential candidates very different from that which appears from the official votes of the electors ...
... vote can only be cast for one candidate . Nevertheless , that which is called the popular vote indicates a proportion between the presidential candidates very different from that which appears from the official votes of the electors ...
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Francis Lieber. the press , have no meaning ; votes without liberty of the press , and with a vast standing army , itself possessing the right to vote , and considering itself above all law , have a sinister meaning ; votes , without an ...
Francis Lieber. the press , have no meaning ; votes without liberty of the press , and with a vast standing army , itself possessing the right to vote , and considering itself above all law , have a sinister meaning ; votes , without an ...
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