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Jean Bodin is, next to Machiavelli, the most important political writer of the sixteenth century.
— John Neville Figgis
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "John Neville Figgis" (Quotes, Studies of Political Thought from Gershon to Grotius, 1414–1625 (1907), Lecture IV. The Politiques and Religious Toleration)
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About John Neville Figgis
John Neville Figgis (2 October 1866 – 13 April 1919) was an English historian, political philosopher, and Anglican priest and monk. He is known as the editor of much of Lord Acton's writings.
About John Neville Figgis
John Neville Figgis (2 October 1866 – 13 April 1919) was an English historian, political philosopher, and Anglican priest and monk. He is known as the editor of much of Lord Acton's writings.
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