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

David Wootton's essay, Part 4 'Elective Despotism'

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Michael G. Heller
Oct 28, 2022
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Below is the continuation of David Wootton's essay —

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

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