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... Europe under the theories of the French Revolution , and in its re- turn wave culminating in England in that utilitarian theory of ethics and of the state , in the ascendant in England during the greater part of the nineteenth century ...
... Europe under the theories of the French Revolution , and in its re- turn wave culminating in England in that utilitarian theory of ethics and of the state , in the ascendant in England during the greater part of the nineteenth century ...
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... Europe and of nations of European origin , like the United States , might now be put at some- thing over 500 millions . The United States themselves might be put at nearly 80 millions ; Russia in its recent census showed a population ...
... Europe and of nations of European origin , like the United States , might now be put at some- thing over 500 millions . The United States themselves might be put at nearly 80 millions ; Russia in its recent census showed a population ...
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... Europe , " says the same writer elsewhere , “ than the failure , if not the abso- lute collapse , of parliamentary government . In France and Italy the Chamber of Deputies is half - dreaded , half - despised . In Austria , fortunately ...
... Europe , " says the same writer elsewhere , “ than the failure , if not the abso- lute collapse , of parliamentary government . In France and Italy the Chamber of Deputies is half - dreaded , half - despised . In Austria , fortunately ...
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... Europe . We have , therefore , that striking spectacle in modern politics , namely , the dominance in all schools of thought in the current life of Germany of the theory of the omnipotence of 1 Compare Sidgwick's position in this ...
... Europe . We have , therefore , that striking spectacle in modern politics , namely , the dominance in all schools of thought in the current life of Germany of the theory of the omnipotence of 1 Compare Sidgwick's position in this ...
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... Europe as a whole , and which we find included at the present day in the political constitutions of democracies like those of France , Switzerland , and the United States . -- If we ask now what it was that led to the promul- gation of ...
... Europe as a whole , and which we find included at the present day in the political constitutions of democracies like those of France , Switzerland , and the United States . -- If we ask now what it was that led to the promul- gation of ...
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absolute amongst Ancestor Worship ancient civilisations antinomy antithesis become beginning cause century chap characteristic Church civil competition conception destined doctrine economic process efficiency empire endeavoured England English-speaking entirely epoch ethics Europe evolutionary process evolutionist existing expression fact forces forms fundamental future gradually Greek hitherto human evolution human mind Ibid ideal ideas individual influence inherent interests involved J. S. Mill John Stuart Mill labour laissez-faire last resort limits of political Manchester school meaning ment Middle Ages moral movement Natural Selection organisation Origin of Species past perceived period phase phenomena philosophy political consciousness position prevailing problem progress projected race reached realise religious consciousness represented result Roman Schmoller significance Sir Frederick Pollock slowly social process society spectacle spiritual stage struggle subordination temporal tendency tending theory thought throughout tion transcending ultimate utilitarian W. J. Ashley Western history Western world whole