Luther felt that to preserve God's word, religion needed to be separated from politics, because he felt that during the 16th century, the aristocracy, clergy, and military were too intertwined; with one body corrupting the other. ... Luther believed that, while the realms are to be kept separately, because secular rule is ordained by God, it must therefore be followed. In this society, Luther argued, the sword, a political tool, is only introduced to protect Christians, preserve peace, and restrain the wicked. ... Machiavelli sees history as a way to learn from the figures that came befor...

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This was coupled with a separate undertaking in the study of the "ideological origins of the Revolution". ... (p 20) This theory of separate functioning branches of government was what preserved liberty of government. ... Although this theory sounded great and seemed to be maintaining peace, the reality in England was far from it. ... First, the government of eighteenth century England played "a very restricted role in society", acting only when forced to. ... The Craftsman was published weekly or semi-weekly for a full decade, from 1726 to 1736, and then ...

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