POLSCI 3VV3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Res Publica
17 Jul 2018
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We give up our freedom in order to get these things. The government should do all this which is why if they don"t then they are no good. The forms of commonwealth paragraph 132: the majority form a community then it appoints somebody to take care of property and rights. It does not matter how the government is because it is up to us. What he really focuses on is attaining liberal rights. Liberalism is a piece of a purpose go government whereas republicanism is a piece of the nature of the government. Page 46 > he believes that republicanism is based on public/common/political freedom. Each individual can whatever you want which is why we need rights. With an individual sphere we have a little bit of space where can do whatever we want. Being subject to the community and still be individually free (general will) It means i am the author of the law.
