In 1762 he began the study of law under another great teacher, George Wythe, who embodied the classical concepts of virtue and civility, and who transmitted these to Jefferson. ... After a year of retirement and writing the "Notes on the State of Virginia" he rejoined office as apart of Congress leadership in 1783. ... Through the next couple of years after his final term as president, Jefferson dealt with some financial problems due to supporting a friend whose bank note had failed. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Another political scientist Gottlieb notes the weaknesses of the definitions which stress power and authority to the near exclusion of territoriality: "The right to exclusive control over territory has long been a central ingredient of the sovereignty of states. ... While classical international law restricts the rights of states to act within the territory of other states, and although during the Cold War the norms prohibiting intervention helped to prevent direct conflict between the Superpowers. ...

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Another political scientist Gottlieb notes the weaknesses of the definitions which stress power and authority to the near exclusion of territoriality: "The right to exclusive control over territory has long been a central ingredient of the sovereignty of states. ... While classical international law restricts the rights of states to act within the territory of other states, and although during the Cold War the norms prohibiting intervention helped to prevent direct conflict between the Superpowers. ...

• Word Count: 2503
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Was the British entrepreneur the most important single reason for the relative decline of the British economy in the late nineteenth century? Despite a continued growth of production and wealth in absolute terms, the economy of "the first industrial nation" began to decelerate after 1870, in comp...

• Word Count: 3250
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate