Below is an introductory excerpt of selected text from Mill’s essay on government. The full text of “Representative Government” is available online.
“ALL SPECULATIONS concerning forms of government bear the impress,more or less exclusive, of two conflicting theories respecting political institutions; or, to speak more properly, conflicting conceptions of what political institutions are.
“By some minds, government [...]
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A brief list of interesting news for the day:
Ethiopia admits terror detentions of 41 people > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6540627.stm
Russia doubts Iran’s nuclear claim > http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/AC51353D-F7BA-4DD4-B873-68E74872ACE3.htm
Australia to send more troops to Afghanistan > http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSP21051720070410?feedType=RSS
France’s election race tight: 2.9 million more people have registered to vote than at the last election, and 42% are undecided > http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=8991672&fsrc=RSS
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