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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... wish it changed into a peace that suits them better . They do not , therefore , wish to have no peace , but only one more to their mind . And in the case of sedition , when men have separated themselves from the community , they yet do ...
... wish it changed into a peace that suits them better . They do not , therefore , wish to have no peace , but only one more to their mind . And in the case of sedition , when men have separated themselves from the community , they yet do ...
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... wish to be happy ? " no one would say , " I do not wish it . " For instance , suppose a thief : I ask of him , " Why do you commit theft ? " " That I may have , " he says , " what I had not . " " Why do you wish to have what you had not ...
... wish to be happy ? " no one would say , " I do not wish it . " For instance , suppose a thief : I ask of him , " Why do you commit theft ? " " That I may have , " he says , " what I had not . " " Why do you wish to have what you had not ...
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... wish this for ourselves , let us wish it for the state of which we are citizens , for the happiness of the state has no other source than the happiness of man , since the state is merely a unified group of men . 9 Therefore , if all ...
... wish this for ourselves , let us wish it for the state of which we are citizens , for the happiness of the state has no other source than the happiness of man , since the state is merely a unified group of men . 9 Therefore , if 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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The Political Writings of St. Augustine Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine,Dino Bigongiari Vista previa limitada - 1996 |
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