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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / b. The natural life
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19889
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People need society because the individual has too many needs [Plato]
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people
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19935
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Peoples are created by individuals, not by nature, and only distinguished by language and law [Spinoza]
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights
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19914
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In nature everything has an absolute right to do anything it is capable of doing [Spinoza]
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Natural rights are determined by desire and power, not by reason [Spinoza]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State
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Society exists to extend human awareness [Spinoza, by Watson]
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All exchanges in a community are for mutual benefit [Plato]
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19943
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The state aims to allow personal development, so its main purpose is freedom [Spinoza]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / a. Sovereignty
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19930
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Sovereignty must include the power to make people submit to it [Spinoza]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract
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10
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After a taste of mutual harm, men make a legal contract to avoid it [Plato]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
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23561
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People doing their jobs properly is the fourth cardinal virtue for a city [Plato]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / b. Monarchy
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19936
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Kings tend to fight wars for glory, rather than for peace and liberty [Spinoza]
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Monarchs are always proud, and can't back down [Spinoza]
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Deposing a monarch is dangerous, because the people are used to royal authority [Spinoza]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / d. Elites
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Only rule by philosophers of integrity can keep a community healthy [Plato]
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Reluctant rulers make a better and more unified administration [Plato]
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / c. Revolution
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19931
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Every state is more frightened of its own citizens than of external enemies [Spinoza]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / c. Direct democracy
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Democracy is a legitimate gathering of people who do whatever they can do [Spinoza]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism
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Is there anything better for a community than to produce excellent people? [Plato]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 10. Theocracy
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19933
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If religion is law, then piety is justice, impiety is crime, and non-believers must leave [Spinoza]
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Allowing religious ministers any control of the state is bad for both parties [Spinoza]
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