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3. Origins of 'Checks & Balances' in System and Mechanism

David Wootton's essay, Part 3 'Automatic Machinery'

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Michael G. Heller
Aug 29, 2022
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Below is the continuation of David Wootton's essay, as promised in June—

Liberty, Metaphor, and Mechanism: “Checks and Balances” and the Origins of Modern Constitutionalism — previous instalments were Part 1 and Part 2.

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