investigations and curtailment of arbitrariness of administration‚ freedom of speech and press‚ separation of state from church and many other institutions‚ only one goal to limit the arbitrariness of officials and make individuals free from their tyranny. Liberalism is therefore far from negating the necessity of the existence of a machine state‚ legal system and government. It is a gross misunderstanding‚ to associate it in any way with the idea of anarchism. For a liberal‚ the state is absolute
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The term “democracy” first appeared in 5th Century Athens and comes from the root word demos‚ meaning “common people”‚ and kratos‚ meaning “strength”- the strength of the common people. Democracy is meant to weaken the power of absolute rulers and extend the decision-making process to the people. Ancient Greece experienced the first form of democracy and it wasn’t until the mid 17th century when the system made a revival. The revival began in the early United States‚ France‚ and Britain‚ and had
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A Shattered Liberty “Liberty cannot be established without morality‚ nor morality without faith.” Asserted by Alexis de Tocqueville‚ French political thinker and historian and author of the book‚ Democracy in America‚ this quintessential truth regarding freedom encapsulates the movement for freedom during the American Revolution. At first glance‚ this revolution seems to be one that was formed from a desire for wealth and power‚ because of the flawed intent of the British parliament and their taxes
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Louis-Philippe wanted to be seen as a king for the people and destroyed all connections to the past Bourbon Empire. He implemented a tricolor flag‚ dismissing the Bourbon all-white flag. The termination of the flag showed a rebirth of the country from the tyranny of the Bourbons‚ to a more Liberal-minded country. Louis-Phillipe’s determination to keep a politically neutral country under his control benefitted his country’s economy‚ but was a main benefactor in his downfall in 1848. Louis-Philippe’s liberal
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much power. They saw how the king of England operated‚ and they were scared of it. Parliament‚ which was invented so that the king wouldn’t have to much power‚ had been dismissed along with its purpose. The founding fathers did not want that type of tyranny in the United States. They new they had to create a system of laws to keep the power in order. To do this‚ they created three separate-but-equal branches of government‚ along with a system of checks and balances to make sure no one branch got more
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Frederic Bastiat‚ in his famous essay ’The Law’‚ argued that law’s sole purpose ought to be to serve the people. That means that when the Law becomes tyrannical‚ it is the duty of the people to overturn it. A free society is ensured not by the presence of laws‚ but by the presence of people willing to defend their freedom when laws overstep their boundaries. Thus‚ it becomes necessary to resist law when it is tyrannical‚ to speak through action when words are not loud enough‚ and to rise against
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-1Question: In 400 words or less. The backbone of a country is always in its constitution. A constitution is a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is governed by. If I were to write a constitution for a large country with significant differences in the population‚ I would definitely use Britain’s constitution as my model. Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy‚ which in my mind is a great system to create unity among the people. Although‚ Britain’s
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their size. Other than being unified‚ ancient Greece and Persia also differed in their political systems. Greece had several political systems because each city state had a different political system of their own. Majority of the Greek governments were monarchies‚ oligarchies‚ tyrannies and democracies. In Persia the political system was based on one’s freedom. The rulers of Persia were Zoroastrians; they practiced religious toleration
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Zeus is the almighty. He is the "God of the sky‚" hurler of "thunder and lightning" for justice and morality in the universe. Aeschylus’ play‚ Prometheus Bound is a direct attack against Zeus’ actions‚ his tyranny‚ and his punishment for Prometheus‚ a fellow God. Aeschylus constructs this argument in his play through the use of secondary characters‚ their opinions‚ and their interactions with Prometheus as he is punished ultimately‚ for his great love of mankind. Love and hate‚ good and evil‚ justice
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Together the dynamic duo wrote a multitude of songs‚ to which a majority of them landed on the #1 list. John and Pauls’ writing chemistry seemed remarkable. That could be credited to the vast amount of LSD they would consume before writing. This gave them the ability to write for eight to twelve hours at a time; whilst
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