The Political Writings of St. AugustineRegnery Gateway, 1962 - 358 páginas This collection, taken from the works of St. Augustine, has been arranged so as to give the reader an organized, comprehensive view of the great African saint's political ideas. These, no less than his ideas on sin, grace and predestination, have long been an object of study and controversy. |
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... desire of glory had taken possession of it . ” That eagerness for praise and desire of glory , then , was that which accomplished those many wonder- ful things , laudable , doubtless , and glorious ac- cording to human judgment . The ...
... desire of glory had taken possession of it . ” That eagerness for praise and desire of glory , then , was that which accomplished those many wonder- ful things , laudable , doubtless , and glorious ac- cording to human judgment . The ...
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... desire of glory which makes one fear to displease those who judge his conduct , desires domination and power , very often seeks to obtain what he loves by most open crimes . Therefore he who desires glory presses on to obtain it either ...
... desire of glory which makes one fear to displease those who judge his conduct , desires domination and power , very often seeks to obtain what he loves by most open crimes . Therefore he who desires glory presses on to obtain it either ...
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... desires , and also the Sophistic and Epi- curean position according to which justice comes into existence as a result of a contract- —a social contract . Those thinkers , especially the Epicurean philosophers of pleasure , held that all ...
... desires , and also the Sophistic and Epi- curean position according to which justice comes into existence as a result of a contract- —a social contract . Those thinkers , especially the Epicurean philosophers of pleasure , held that all ...
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THE RISE AND FALL OF NATIONS | 44 |
Pagan Rome | 57 |
SECURING THE PEACE OF BABYLON | 118 |
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Términos y frases comunes
according Æneas Æneid Amulius apostle Assyrian Augustine Babylon better blessings bodily body Cæcilianus Cæsar calamities called Carthage Catholic Christ Christian Church Cicero citizens City of God commanded compelled concord crime death deeds desire divine Donatists earth earthly city Edom emperors empire enemies eternal evil faith father fear flesh glory gods hand happy hath heart holy honour human Jerusalem judge justice king kingdom live Lord lust Matt matter mercy nations nature Ninus peace perish persecution pleasure possession praise Punic punishment received reign republic righteous Roman empire Roman republic Romans Rome saith sake Sallust Scipio Scripture second Punic war seek serve Sicyon Sion slain slaves soul speak spirit suffer Sylla temporal thee things third Punic war thou hast thyself tion true truth unto Varro vice victory virtue waged wars waters of Babylon wicked wish words worship