 | J. Morrison Davidson - 1890 - 148 pages
...Father of Modern Liberalism : " The first man of that period who united elegant learning to profound and masculine thought was Buchanan ; and he, too,...enthusiasm. This praise is merited by his neglected but incomparable tract— De Jure Regni, in which the principles of popular politics, and the maxims... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1880 - 654 pages
...fountain. And of these few (adds Sir James), George Buchanan was the first and one of the very greatest. This praise is merited by his neglected though incomparable tract, 'De Jure Regni,' in which the principles of popular politics, and the maxims of a free government, are delivered with a precision,... | |
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Buchanan ; and he, too, seems to have been the first scholar who caught from the ancients the noble flame of republican enthusiasm. This praise is merited by his neglected though incomparable tract, ' De Jure Regni,' in which the principles of popular... 
