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Foundations for a rational view of government In this historical and philosophical work, the author argues that politics should be studied as a science and traces how ideas about government evolved from ancient to modern times. It offers a clear, step-by-step approach to uncovering truth about political power and its limits.
The text frames why earlier thinkers failed to build a complete theory of governance and shows how concepts like liberty, rights, and state structure developed. It then lays out a practical plan: start from the most basic principles and build toward a cohesive view of how governments should be organized to serve the public good. This edition focuses on outlining the core ideas and the logic behind balancing power.
- How politics shifted from divine or mythic foundations to reasoned analysis
- The idea of balancing three Orders of power to prevent tyranny
- How execution, judgment, and alterations shape a constitutional system
Ideal for readers seeking a structured, historical look at political theory and the roots of constitutional thinking.
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Excerpt from Principles of the Constitution of Governments About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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