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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... human conduct . It is censorial when it considers the obligations imposed by the vari- ous normative laws - natural , divine , and human —that men " ought " to obey , but which they often violate , without , however , in the least ...
... human conduct . It is censorial when it considers the obligations imposed by the vari- ous normative laws - natural , divine , and human —that men " ought " to obey , but which they often violate , without , however , in the least ...
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... human race . Among all who are truly pious , it is at all events agreed that no one without true piety —that is , true worship of the true God - can have true virtue ; and that it is not true virtue which is the slave of human praise ...
... human race . Among all who are truly pious , it is at all events agreed that no one without true piety —that is , true worship of the true God - can have true virtue ; and that it is not true virtue which is the slave of human praise ...
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... human right , therefore , is by right of the emperors . Why so ? Because God has distrib- uted to mankind these very human rights through the emperors and kings of this world . Do you wish us to read the laws of the emperors , and to ...
... human right , therefore , is by right of the emperors . Why so ? Because God has distrib- uted to mankind these very human rights through the emperors and kings of this world . Do you wish us to read the laws of the emperors , and to ...
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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
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