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Political essay on tyranny and liberty

Political essay on tyranny and liberty

Original title : MIRABEAU Essai sur le despotisme 1776

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MIRABEAU, H.G. RIQUETTI de) Essai sur le despotisme. Second edition, augmented and corrected by the publisher. London, 1776. VIII, 308 pp. 8°, cardboard binding, approximately ten leaves show wear, otherwise well preserved. A bold political manifesto written in prison, Mirabeau's 'first profession of citizen's faith,' attacking arbitrary power and defending natural liberty against despotic governance. The work contests Jean-Jacques theories…

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MIRABEAU, H.G. RIQUETTI de) Essai sur le despotisme. Second edition, augmented and corrected by the publisher. London, 1776. VIII, 308 pp. 8°, cardboard binding, approximately ten leaves show wear, otherwise well preserved. A bold political manifesto written in prison, Mirabeau's 'first profession of citizen's faith,' attacking arbitrary power and defending natural liberty against despotic governance. The work contests Jean-Jacques theories while asserting that nations ultimately triumph over tyranny when absolute power exhausts its resources.

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