Two widely renowned and opposing philosophies of what can be an accurate predictor of world politics are known as realism and liberalism. ... Kant writes Perpetual Peace in 1795, during the era of monarchies and unrepresented society; yet his opposing perspective gains popularity. ... Also in opposition of the realist theory, the liberal theory views interest as a way to obtain security from neighbors rather than dominate peace from it. ... With this strategic method, if a state were to oppose a state with alliances, there chances of successful domination can be lowered dramatically. ... Unl...

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There were several issues raised by Brutus opposing the federal government. ... (Schmidt, 2010) In summary, Brutus, along with other anti-federalists were opposed to having the constitution ratified because they feared that the new constitution was strengthening the national government too much and weakening the states government. ... (Wills, 2002) James Madison in his views refers to the republicans as the conservative persons who do not want to share power with the common man. ... (Wills, 2002) Madison had a strong view on human nature he believed that humans in nature had a percentage of e...

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Also the Federalist wrote a series of essays that went to the newspaper called 'The Federalist Papers", they were made to favor the constitution, while many citizens thought that the constitutions gave to much power to the government and that it will take many liberties from the people, the papers were to alleviate these fears from the people and the Anti-Federalists, the opposing faction. ... No group is ever going to get everything they want because theirs will always be a group or someone with opposing views....

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But as justice becomes more defined, society must also seek the definition of civil disobedience as opposed to criminal acts. ... Activists who opposed the war did so for moral reasons, and therefore pronounced that signing the Declaration was an act of civil disobedience and not breaking a law. ... Although it had violated the draft law, the Declaration of Conscience was necessary to those who opposed the war. ... Those who actively opposed the Vietnam War did so because they believed the government was treating citizens of the draft unjustly and illustrating immorality in the world. ... ...

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In his view, government was the product of God, the power of government was given by God. ... On the other hand, the American liberal state opposed the ideals of the traditional Christian state model. ... Besides, in Locke's view, independent individual was the center of the society, and the government 's mission was to secure the rights and interests of self-seeking individuals. ... " In his view, religion was an important matter, but it was a matter of individual conscience, outside the state's concern and competence. ... In his view, the liberal state led to the changes ...

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The second method is as impractical as the first because by giving every person the same passions and beliefs, soon enough one would see that he or she has a different view on an issue, therefore arguments would ensue, others would agree, and once again factions would form. ... Factions have formed which either oppose or support drilling in national parks, allowing recreation vehicles in natural preserves, developing near protected land, etc. ...

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Now of course, each author has his own views on the topic to be discussed, however, both of them had an overlap as well. ... Paine wants complete independence from the British government and provides us with reasoning using religious teachings that god opposes the idea of a king over common people, creating unnatural inequality. ... Paine in my view delivered an excellent and breath taking text consisting of the history of government and directly condemning the ignorant actions of the British system, his use of words and flow of ideas keeps the reader in phase with the words and reasoning for ...

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The sixteenth century witnessed the emergence of philosophies of liberty opposed to those found in antiquity and the Middle Ages. ... Such views were challenged by those who denied that liberty was a means by which men served ends that were properly human. ... Luther's and Calvin's views contributed further to the development of more modern ideas of liberty. ... Rousseau argued that man is separated from other living creatures by historical developments rather than human nature "a relativistic fallacy which provides the foundation for those elements of modern thought directly op...

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This aforementioned subject matter has been chosen for a case study as the two campaigns represent opposing sides. ... Opposing these ideals are the supporters of Love Music Hate Racism, "who celebrate diversity and involve people in anti-racist and anti-fascist activity" (Love Music Hate Racism 2012, About). ... Socio-political issues such as gay rights, sexuality and racism can also be explored through music, and "as [ ] music [ ] carries such great potency as a venue for political expression" (Brown 2008, p.10), it can be used as a tool to inform an audience, rally an a...

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My point of view in this paper is that the only thing worse than a bad government, is no government at all. ... In my opinion, as opposed to the state with government where there is a rule of law, all the conflicts are highly likely to get solved in a peaceful way, meaning there won`t be any killings, in the state of nature or in anarchy it would be the vice versa; the most powerful group, meaning a group that has more people and more guns would win in all cases, and also the likelihoods are very high that every conflict would result with murder. ... As opposed to the anarchist belief that the...

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He valued their strong sense of loyalty, and as a result of this, viewed America on very high terms. ... As written in other works by Thomas Paine, such as Common Sense, a civilized society is one in which people are held under equal expectations and views. ... Next, another example which supports the supposition that Paine's view of American society is false, is the fact that there are indeed reasons to riot. ... He most likely saw peoples' freedom of speech as a measure to prevent riots and tumults, as opposed to a measure that would "engender" them. So because of the fac...

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In both The Prince and The Discourses, Machiavelli firmly opposed the ambitions of the papacy, emperor, and foreign rulers who created chaos in Italy. ... Machiavelli viewed religion as a useful instrument for princes to rule a civilized state. ... Luther's views on politics were still strongly rooted in his theology in order to show people that they could be good Christians in a secular realm without straying from faith. ... A final important distinction between Luther and Machiavelli can be found when looking at how they viewed the relationship between rulers and the ruled. ... Yet when...

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Machiavelli had a negative view on human nature which was a clear message in his writings based on human weakness like The Prince. ... This is a perfect example of The Prince because it views the best interest for the prince or ruler. ... This kind of deception master by the prince will only bring him honor and certainty amongst the people and eventually those who once oppose to his rule will be deceived. ...

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The pluralist view of the state is usually, virtually always, the hegemonic view within capitalist democratic societies. The pluralist view of the state forms part of what Marxists would call the dominant ideology of capitalist societies. ... This view, of course, is pluralistic and shows exactly how pluralists believe a political system should work. ... These include dominating the economy, using police and military force, manipulating the educational system and the mass media, sanctioning or eliminating those who oppose them, and creating ideologies that legitimise their power and rule. ... ...

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Since the men have been working on politics they have oscillate between two opposed explanations. ... According to the other view, politics is conflict, a struggle which power allows those who possess it to ensure their position on society and profit by it. ... I have some understanding of the European point of view, but I'm more understanding of the American position, because I look at what has happened over the last several decades, and the heavy lifting has been done by the Americans."" ... Protests were all over the world and obviously almost citizens of Australia opposed decision o...

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The important message here, though, is that the reader can never be positive of Machiavelli's real views. ... Machiavelli, in laying out the "best" government, does so from a completely political and pragmatic point of view, by what works, what is possible, and, really, what for his prince results in the most power and security. ... Virtuous action, Machiavelli implies, is directly opposed to fortuna, which can be translated as luck, destiny and of course fortune. ...

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