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Explore the OLL Collection: Images of Liberty and Power Althusius’s Schema for Politica

The 17th century German political philosopher Politica included this along with the text. Drawing deeply from Aristotle and biblical teaching, Politica presents a unique vision of the commonwealth as a harmonious ordering of natural associations. According to Althusius, the purpose of the state is to protect and encourage social life. Read More.

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Explore the OLL Collection: Quotations About Liberty and Power William Cobbett opposes the government bail-out at taxpayer expence of those who lent money to the state (1815)

The English radical William Cobbett (1763-1835) did not believe that the British taxpayer should bail out those who had lent money to the British government which had been so profligate in its spending during the wars against Napoleon: