Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Self-Reliance', 'Address to the Voters of Bristol' and 'Short History of Modern Philosophy'

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6 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason

6558	A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds [Emerson]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

5637	Nowadays logic is seen as the science of extensions, not intensions [Scruton]

18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas

5636	Cartesian 'ideas' confuse concepts and propositions [Scruton]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights

5660	Allegiance is prior to the recognition of individual rights [Scruton]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / d. Representative democracy

20558

Your representative owes you his judgement, and betrays you if he gives your opinion instead [Burke]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

5653	A right is a power which is enforced in the name of justice [Scruton]