The Western Democratic Tradition
by Professor Mark Cooray (1985)
Prologue
Preface
Introduction
The Original
Values
and
Institutions
The
Reform
Ideas
Freedom
The
Three Fundamentals
Economic Freedom
Limitations
on Power of
Government
Limited Government
Undermined
Limits
on the power of the
Legislature
Law based
on
Individual Responsibility
Rights
and Duties
Moral
and Spiritual Roots
Making The "
New Man
"
Communism
and
Democratic Socialism
The
Experience
of Mankind
Undermining
Freedom and Responsibility
The
Critical
Spirit
The
Failure
to Invest in Ideas
"
Here's-a-Problem
—we must do something"
Effects
of
Reformist Ethos
No Promise
of a Utopia
Modern
Reform Movements
Coercive
versus
Liberal
Utopians
A Better Future
for Mankind
Christianity
, Liberalism and Tradition
From Bondage
to Freedom and Back
An Epitaph
The
Exportability
of the Tradition
Epilogue
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