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The History of Freedom and Other Essays
The History of Freedom and Other Essays
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• a linked Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Chronicle
Introduction
The History of Freedom in Antiquity
The History of Freedom in Christianity
Sir Erskine May's Democracy in Europe
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew
The Protestant Theory of Persecution
Political Thoughts on the Church
Introduction To L.A. Burd's Edition Of Il Principe by Machiavelli
Mr. Goldwin Smith's Irish History
Nationality
Döllinger on the Temporal Power
Döllinger's Historical Work
Cardinal Wiseman and the Home and Foreign Review
Conflicts With Rome
The Vatican Council
A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages. By Henry Charles Lea
The American Commonwealth. By James Bryce
Historical Philosophy in France and French Belgium and Switzerland. By Robert Flint
Appendix
Index
About the Author
"John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO, DL (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Bt from 1837 to 1869 and usually referred to simply as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. He was the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet and a grandson of the Neapolitan admiral Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. He is famous for his remark, often misquoted: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."" -- Wikipedia
• a linked Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Chronicle
Introduction
The History of Freedom in Antiquity
The History of Freedom in Christianity
Sir Erskine May's Democracy in Europe
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew
The Protestant Theory of Persecution
Political Thoughts on the Church
Introduction To L.A. Burd's Edition Of Il Principe by Machiavelli
Mr. Goldwin Smith's Irish History
Nationality
Döllinger on the Temporal Power
Döllinger's Historical Work
Cardinal Wiseman and the Home and Foreign Review
Conflicts With Rome
The Vatican Council
A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages. By Henry Charles Lea
The American Commonwealth. By James Bryce
Historical Philosophy in France and French Belgium and Switzerland. By Robert Flint
Appendix
Index
About the Author
"John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO, DL (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Bt from 1837 to 1869 and usually referred to simply as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. He was the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet and a grandson of the Neapolitan admiral Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. He is famous for his remark, often misquoted: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."" -- Wikipedia
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