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    When Walzer (1980) claims that a loss of internal legitimacy is not a reason for outsiders to intervene I absolutely agree with him‚ but when he implicitly argues that in case of tyranny or anarchy humanitarian intervention also should not be morally permissible cannot agree. It seems to me like he argues that dictators come from society itself‚ like they come naturally. This basically comes down to the fact that the society is responsible

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    beginning of who we are and our fight against tyranny and between the multiple laws congress pass and rescind throughout the war and finally the film shows the tyranny of the three axis powers. The film begins by recounting American history of whom we are and where did we come from. Thirteen colonies fighting for freedom and liberty against the tyrannical rules of Britain the film argue since the beginning of America we have always fought against tyranny and have always fought for freedom and liberty

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    James tries to establish a boundary between his form of government and tyranny in two ways. First of all‚ he argues that no king can “be imagined to be so vnruly and tyrannous‚ but the common-wealth will be kept in better order […] by him‚ then it can be by his way-taking” (p. 79). Furthermore‚ not even a tyrannous or wicked king‚ who‚ according to James VI. was sent to the people as a punishment by God‚ shall be revolted against‚ as it is preferable to “live in a Common-wealth‚ where nothing is

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    on who should lead the polis. Plato felt "philosopher kings" should rule because they would be trained and have the most knowledge and wisdom to know justice from injustice‚ and Plato strictly disagrees with democracy saying that it only leads to tyranny. Aristotle was in favor of a Polity which has the middle class rule since the middle class have the least desire to be rich or to have control; however‚ a Polity is unpractical because the middle class is usually not strong enough to counter the

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    officials when they were faced with civil or military crises. Dictatorship lasted six months‚ and the main point of it was for strong leadership during difficult times‚ whereas tyranny was often looked upon as cruel and harsh by the lower classes in Greece. There was nobody to appoint a tyrant‚ and the he ruled as long as he lived. Tyranny was lost because the people did not like how unstable and it caused fear. Dictatorship lasted until Both the Greeks and the Romans faced class tensions. In Rome‚ Patricians

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    feat. This is indeed what all leaders strive to be. Hitler is one of the best models for inspiring leaders. He exhibited some of the greatest qualities of being a leader‚ which included the following: vision‚ eloquence‚ charisma‚ strong will‚ and tyranny. Vision is a manner in which someone conceives something. All leaders must be goal oriented‚ and Hitler had one of the greatest objectives of all time. He wanted to purge this world of all the Jews‚ Gypsies‚ Homosexuals‚ and anyone else that didn’t

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    Overthrow of Nazi Tyranny World War II left Europe devastated. The Nazi tyranny‚ unstoppable in its surge of power‚ left Europe ruined and put many countries in a state of bankruptcy. In the “King’s Speech” by King George VI‚ he seeks to commemorate all those who lost their lives fighting for their country’s freedom and to mark a new beginning of peace. World War II finally ended from 1939 to 1945. Hitler committed suicide‚ and the Germans surrendered. All the British people were celebrating the

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    proclamation line that stopped them from expanding west which was not a major reason for leaving Great Britain but still helped the cause of the colonists. The proclamation line was a reason for the colonists to declare independence by proving the tyranny narrative. This narrative is very easy to prove especially to the colonists. This proclamation line hindered the growth of the colonies by not allowing them to expand. This proclamation line was made by King George who ruled

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    Al-Farabi Introduction: Abu Nasr Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Tarkhan al-Farabi was born at Wasij‚ a village near Farab‚ a district of Transoxania. He was one of the greatest philosophers that the Muslim world had ever produced. He mainly studied in Baghdad and after gaining considerable proficiency in the Arabic language‚ he became an ardent pupil of the Christian savant Abu Bishr Matta bin Younus‚ quite prominent as translator of a number of works by Aristotle and other Greek versatile writers

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    obtain a gun whether it is legal or illegal. Gun control laws give too much power to the government‚ and may result in government tyranny and the government taking away all guns from citizens. The Executive Vice President of the NRA‚ Wayne LaPierre stated‚ "If you look at why our Founding Fathers put it [the Second Amendment] there‚ they had lived under the tyranny of King George and they wanted to make sure that these free people in this new country would never be subjugated again and have to

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