Project Gutenberg 2010-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 177 Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron 1834 1902 Acton, Lord The History of Freedom, and Other Essays The history of freedom in antiquity -- The history of freedom in Christianity -- Sir Erskine May's Democracy in Europe -- The massacre of St. Bartholomew -- The Protestant theory of persecution -- Political thoughts on the church -- Introduction to L.A. Burd's Edition of Il principe by Machiavelli -- Mr. Goldwin Smith's Irish history -- Nationality -- Döllinger on the temporal power -- Döllinger's historical work -- Cardinal Wiseman and the Home and foreign review -- Conflicts with Rome -- The Vatican Council -- A history of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages / by Henry Charles Lea -- The American commonwealth / by James Bryce -- Historical philosophy in France and French Belgium and Switzerland / by Robert Flint. Produced by Steven Giacomelli, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The History of Freedom and Other Essays" by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton is a collection of historical essays written in the early 20th century. The essays delve into the evolution of the concept of freedom, analyzing its manifestations and movements throughout antiquity and Christianity. Acton examines how liberty interacts with political structures and societal norms, providing insights into the complexities of freedom's development over time. The opening of the work introduces the historical context of freedom, emphasizing its importance as both a motivating force for virtuous actions and a justification for wrongdoing throughout history. Acton highlights that true liberty is the knowledge that individuals are protected when acting according to their beliefs, especially against the pressures of authority and the majority. He outlines the struggles that nations have faced in pursuit of freedom and critiques various political systems that have either upheld or undermined these principles, leading to a rich discussion on the relationship between authority and individual rights. Through a variety of historical examples, he begins to set the framework for a broader exploration of how liberty has been interpreted and challenged throughout the ages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en History History -- Philosophy Liberty -- History D Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 1930263 1930272 2024-09-13T09:11:16.895762 2023-09-14T03:45:15.300161 text/html text/html 1904942 2021-01-06T04:37:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 657418 2021-01-06T04:37:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 755335 2024-09-13T09:11:59.593582 application/epub+zip 783197 2024-09-13T09:11:29.447722 application/epub+zip 770407 2024-09-13T09:11:22.861693 application/epub+zip 1398855 2024-09-13T09:12:15.723930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1232462 2024-09-13T09:11:49.250642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1220098 2022-09-14T11:08:01.831837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1571386 1571155 2024-09-13T09:11:12.785765 2023-09-14T03:45:11.208116 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1569432 2021-01-06T04:37:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 594390 2021-01-06T04:37:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1570107 2021-01-06T04:37:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 593062 2021-01-06T04:37:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21407 2024-09-13T09:12:15.907926 application/rdf+xml 18699 2024-09-13T09:11:23.475718 image/jpeg 4240 2024-09-13T09:11:23.169719 image/jpeg 713667 2024-09-13T09:11:17.044803 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia