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Page 126
... force by Cromwell in order to force on the King's ' trial ' — are adjured ' not to fall off from their first principles ' , nor ' to dart against the actions of their brethren ' . Unfortunately for his argument , Milton defines with his ...
... force by Cromwell in order to force on the King's ' trial ' — are adjured ' not to fall off from their first principles ' , nor ' to dart against the actions of their brethren ' . Unfortunately for his argument , Milton defines with his ...
Page 176
... force overthrew him ; and Communism is still more successful in repressing deviation from its orthodoxy by force . We are impelled to conclude that Milton was wrong on this point too : Hobbes knew better . Milton may well be more right ...
... force overthrew him ; and Communism is still more successful in repressing deviation from its orthodoxy by force . We are impelled to conclude that Milton was wrong on this point too : Hobbes knew better . Milton may well be more right ...
Page 192
... force his minority views , his egregious religious fanaticism , on the country by force , if he could : so much for his idea of ' liberty ' and ' reason ' ! It is the creed of the revolutionary minority at any time , his spiritual ...
... force his minority views , his egregious religious fanaticism , on the country by force , if he could : so much for his idea of ' liberty ' and ' reason ' ! It is the creed of the revolutionary minority at any time , his spiritual ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Paradise Lost | 215 |
Milton Christ and Samson | 243 |
Copyright | |
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