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Tout ce qui donne quelque valeur à notre existence, dépend de la contrainte imposée aux actions d’autrui. Donc quelques règles de conduite doivent être imposées par la loi d’abord, et puis par l’opinion pour beaucoup de choses sur lesquelles l’action de la loi ne peut s’exercer. Ce que doivent être ces règles, voilà la principale question dans les

For Locke, openness and intellectual interchange would help to counter the overweening influence on politics of the Church and the aristocracy. His ideas were to have a profound influence on political life in general and on the shaping of the American constitution in particular. In a way, Locke is emblematic of the deeper connection between educati

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Jim is what I call a rugged individualist. His brand of individualism comes straight out of the philosophy of the Enlightenment era, the writings of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, the same philosophical roots as the American Revolution and soon after that the French Revolution. Gone forever was the doctrine of the divine right of kings. It got repla

If we insist on argument as the essence of education, we will defend democracy not as the most efficient but as the most educational form of government, one that extends the circle of debate as widely as possible and thus forces all citizens to articulate their views, to put their views at risk, and to cultivate the virtues of eloquence, clarity of

Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.