The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli (1532)
CHAPTER XVIII — CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SHOULD KEEP FAITH Every one admits how praiseworthy it is in a prince to keep faith, and …
CHAPTER XVIII — CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SHOULD KEEP FAITH Every one admits how praiseworthy it is in a prince to keep faith, and …
The Representatives of the French people, organized in National Assembly, considering that ignorance, forgetfulness, or contempt of the rights of man are the sole causes …
Part 3 Now the ancient constitution, as it existed before the time of Draco, was organized as follows. The magistrates were elected according to qualifications of …
— Beginneth here the first day of the Decameron, in which, when the author has set forth, how it came to pass that the persons, …
THE INFINITY OF GOD (FOUR ARTICLES) After considering the divine perfection we must consider the divine infinity, and God’s existence in things: for God is everywhere, …
TABLE I. Concerning the summons to court. Law I. When anyone summons another before the tribunal of a judge, the latter must, without hesitation, immediately appear. Law II. If, after …
Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences by Dr. Martin Luther (1517) October 31, 1517 Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, when …
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1004/pg1004.html Paradiso: Canto II O Ye, who in some pretty little boat, Eager to listen, have been following Behind my ship, that singing sails along, Turn back to look again …
The Magna Carta, or Great Charter, is a document created for the purpose of limiting the powers of the monarch and preserving the basic legal …
The basic narrative expresses the central theme: God creates the world and appoints man as his regent, but man proves disobedient and God destroys his …
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