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Discourses on Government. to Which Is Added, an Account of the Author's Life, and a Copious Index. 1st American Edition. 3 Vols. Hardcover - 2002

by Algernon Sidney


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First published fifteen years after his execution for treason in 1683, Sidney's Discourses is one of the earliest modern statements of republican ideals. It proposes a doctrine of natural justice and governmental order from which all institutions vary at their peril. More important, the Discourses assert that a king's authority is granted by parliament, which has the additional power to depose him, a controversial idea during the Restoration period.

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  • Title Discourses on Government. to Which Is Added, an Account of the Author's Life, and a Copious Index. 1st American Edition. 3 Vols.
  • Author Algernon Sidney
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 1398
  • Volumes 3
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
  • Date 2002-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781584772095 / 1584772093
  • Weight 0.29 lbs (0.13 kg)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001038948
  • Dewey Decimal Code 320.1
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2012. ISBN-13: 9781584772095; ISBN-10: 1584772093. First American edition Sidney, Algernon. Discourses on Government. To which is Added, An Account of the Author's Life, and a Copious Index. Originally published: New York: Richard Lee, 1805. 3 Volumes. 454; 478; 460 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772095; ISBN-10: 1584772093. Hardcover. New. $129.95 * First American edition (first published in England 1698). This important work appeared fifteen years after Sidney's execution for treason in 1683. A reply to Filmer's Patriarcha, the Discourses is one of the earliest modern statements of republican ideals. He proposes a doctrine of natural justice and governmental order from which all institutions vary at their peril. More important, Sidney asserts that a king's authority is granted by parliament, which has the additional power to depose him, indeed a controversial idea during the Restoration period. Thomas Jefferson, one of several individuals influenced by this… Read More
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