Power Tends to Corrupt: Lord Acton's Study of Liberty

Northern Illinois University Press (2012)
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Introduction -- Acton's life and mission -- Part I. The foundation of liberty -- Part II. Anglo-American liberty -- Part III. The liberty of revolutionary dreams -- Part IV. Civic versus civil liberty.

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JC223.A35.L39 2012

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9780875804651   0875804659   9781501757426

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10.1515/9781501757426
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Chapters

Introduction

1-Acton's Life and Mission

2-Liberty's Ancient Roots

3-A Bumpy Road to Success

4-The Great Reversal

5-English Liberty

6-The High Point of Liberty

7-The American Experience

8-The French Revolution

9-Acton's Ideal Polity and Its Alternatives

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Selected Bibliography

Index

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