POL101Y1 : POL101Y1 2011 Reading Summary Compilation.docx
13 Nov 2012
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Good luck with your exams and have a good winter break! The liberty of the ancients compared with that of the modern. Comparing the liberty the ancients valued so much and the liberty that is precious to modern nations. Failure to distinguish between the two resulted in many evils during the days of revolution. France was forced to enjoy benefits it didn"t want and denied the ones it did. Peace and freedom could only be found through representative government. Representative government was totally unknown to the people of antiquity. Many claim traces of rep. gov. among some ancient peoples ex. What sparta had was a monastic aristocracy. The power of the kings was limited by the magistrates, not by elected officials. Magistrates were nominated by the people there were only 5 of them. Their authority was as much religious as political, they took part in the actual administration of gov. i. e. in the executive power.
