Information on "Government"
November 1787
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1 Nov 1787
Anti-Federalist Papers II
Author: Robert Yates (aka "Brutus")
The series of anti-federalist writing which most nearly paralleled and confronted "The Federalist" was a series of sixteen essays published in the New York Journal from October, 1787, through April, 1788, under the pseudonym "Brutus. More on «Anti-Federalist Papers II»
April 1772
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Apr 1772
Considerations on the Government of Poland and on its Proposed Reformation
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This essay by philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau concerns the design of a new constitution for the the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. More on «Considerations on the Government of Poland and on its Proposed Reformation»
January 1762
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1762
The Social Contract or Principles of Political Right
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
In "The Social Contract or Principles of Political Right", Rousseau theorizes about the best way in which to set up a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society. More on «The Social Contract or Principles of Political Right»
January 1689
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1689
The Two Treatises of Civil Government
Author: John Locke
The First Treatise is an extended attack on Sir Robert Filmer's 'Patriarcha' in which he undercuts the Scriptural support that Filmer had offered for his thesis, and argues that the acceptance of Filmer's thesis can lead only to absurdity. More on «The Two Treatises of Civil Government»
January 1677
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1677
A Political Treatise
Author: Benedict de Spinoza
In this treatise, Spinoza analyzes each form of government: monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy, without affirming which of these is best. More on «A Political Treatise»
January 1651
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1651
Leviathan
Author: Thomas Hobbes
"Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil", commonly shortened to "Leviathan", argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. More on «Leviathan»
January 0001
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Future Directions for US Foreign Policy
Author: Richard L. Kugler, Hans Binnendijk
Publisher: Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
This report questions whether the United States stay with its foreign policy or should instead seek fundamental change and reform. More on «Future Directions for US Foreign Policy »
January 1760 BCE
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1760 BCE
The Code of Hammurabi
Author: Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi is a well-preserved Babylonian law code, dating to circa 1800 BC. More on «The Code of Hammurabi»
