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Excerpt from The Divine Right of Kings
Mainly, however, the historical account stands as before, and needed little change, although it might easily have been expanded. It is different with the political structure. On the theory of sovereignty and the relation of small groups to the State, and the notion of a ''higher law,'' the opinions of the author have undergone much change; nor has he all in vain heard the wisdom of masters like Acton and Maitland or read the great work of Gierke. It was difficult to know what to do with Chapter IX., but I have changed little; and present views can be seen in the lecture above mentioned, and also in the paper, which follows it, on Bartolus. I have developed them still further in a recent work on Churches in the Modern State. The last paragraph of the original essay is also expunged, since on the matter of modern capitalism both views and sym pathies are changed.
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Mainly, however, the historical account stands as before, and needed little change, although it might easily have been expanded. It is different with the political structure. On the theory of sovereignty and the relation of small groups to the State, and the notion of a ''higher law,'' the opinions of the author have undergone much change; nor has he all in vain heard the wisdom of masters like Acton and Maitland or read the great work of Gierke. It was difficult to know what to do with Chapter IX., but I have changed little; and present views can be seen in the lecture above mentioned, and also in the paper, which follows it, on Bartolus. I have developed them still further in a recent work on Churches in the Modern State. The last paragraph of the original essay is also expunged, since on the matter of modern capitalism both views and sym pathies are changed.
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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Language - English
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John Neville Figgis
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ISBN - 9781528273183
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 418
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John Neville Figgis
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ISBN - 9781330184295
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Page Count - 420
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