The Political Writings of St. AugustineThis 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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He means to show how , with all the sweat , blood , and tears , with all the class
struggles , ideological arguments , elaborate schemes for insuring domestic
tranquillity , providing for the common defense , and promoting the general
welfare , at ...
He means to show how , with all the sweat , blood , and tears , with all the class
struggles , ideological arguments , elaborate schemes for insuring domestic
tranquillity , providing for the common defense , and promoting the general
welfare , at ...
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He who uses his wealth badly possesses it wrongfully , and wrongful possession
means that it is another's property . You see , then , how many there are who
ought to make restitution of another's goods , although those to whom restitution
is ...
He who uses his wealth badly possesses it wrongfully , and wrongful possession
means that it is another's property . You see , then , how many there are who
ought to make restitution of another's goods , although those to whom restitution
is ...
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In the case of those who refuse to make restitution , of whom we know that they
have stolen and have the means to pay , we rebuke and reproach them , showing
our detestation of them , some in private , some publicly , according as the ...
In the case of those who refuse to make restitution , of whom we know that they
have stolen and have the means to pay , we rebuke and reproach them , showing
our detestation of them , some in private , some publicly , according as the ...
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THE RISE AND FALL OF NATIONS | 44 |
Gods Governance and Roman | 88 |
SECURING THE PEACE OF BABYLON | 118 |
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The Political Writings of St. Augustine Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine,Dino Bigongiari Vista previa limitada - 1996 |
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