The Beginnings of New England - Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty by John Fiske
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Fallacy of the notion that republics must be small ... 23
"It is not the business of a government to support its people, but of the people to support their government" ... 24 Teutonic March-meetings and representative assemblies ... 25 Peculiarity of the Teutonic conquest of Britain ... 26, 27 Survival and development of the Teutonic representative assembly in England ... 28 Primitive Teutonic institutions less modified in England than in Germany ... 29 Some effects of the Norman conquest of England ... 30 The Barons' War and the first House of Commons ... 31 Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty ... 32 Conflict between Roman Idea and English Idea begins to become clearly visible in the thirteenth century ... 33 Decline of mediaeval Empire and Church with the growth of modern nationalities ... 34 Overthrow of feudalism, and increasing power of the crown ... 35 Formidable strength of the Roman Idea ... 36 |
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