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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... pain on all these great evils , so horri- ble , so ruthless , acknowledge that this is misery . And if any one either endures or thinks of them without mental pain , this is a more miserable plight still , for he thinks himself happy ...
... pain on all these great evils , so horri- ble , so ruthless , acknowledge that this is misery . And if any one either endures or thinks of them without mental pain , this is a more miserable plight still , for he thinks himself happy ...
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... pain , show that they love bodily peace , and , by pursuing pleasure to gratify their appetites , show that they love peace of soul , so their shrinking from death is a sufficient indication of their intense love of that peace which ...
... pain , show that they love bodily peace , and , by pursuing pleasure to gratify their appetites , show that they love peace of soul , so their shrinking from death is a sufficient indication of their intense love of that peace which ...
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... pain ; but it does not follow that because the former course produces the better men , therefore those who do not yield to it should be neglected . For many have found advantage ( as we have proved , and are daily proving by actual ...
... pain ; but it does not follow that because the former course produces the better men , therefore those who do not yield to it should be neglected . For many have found advantage ( as we have proved , and are daily proving by actual ...
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THE RISE AND FALL OF NATIONS | 44 |
Pagan Rome | 57 |
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 |
Términos y frases comunes
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