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    Civil Rights and the Paradox of Liberal Democracy.Bradley C. S. Watson - 1999 - Lexington Books.
    In Civil Rights and the Paradox of Liberal Democracy, Bradley Watson demonstrates the paradox of liberal democracy: that its cornerstone principles of equality and freedom are principles inherently directed toward undermining it. Modernity, beyond bringing definition to political equality, unleashed a whirlwind of individualism, which feeds the soul's basic impulse to rule without limitationincluding the limitation of consent. Here Watson begins his analysis of the foundations of liberalism, looking carefully and critically at the moral and political philosophies that justify modern (...)
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    Freedom and the Rule of Law.Bradley C. S. Watson, Edward Whelan, Jeremy Rabkin, Joseph Postell, Joyce Lee Malcolm, Katharine Inglis Butler, Louis Fisher, Ralph A. Rossum & V. James Strickler - 2009 - Lexington Books.
    Freedom and the Rule of Law takes a critical look at the historical beginnings of law in the United States, and how that history has influenced current trends regarding law and freedom. Anthony Peacock has compiled articles that examine the relationship between freedom and the rule of law in America. The rule of law is fundamental to all liberal constitutional regimes whose political orders recognize the equal natural rights of all.
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  3. On first looking into Plato's Laws.Bradley C. S. Watson - 2024 - In Michael Anton, Glenn Ellmers & Charles R. Kesler (eds.), Leisure with dignity: essays in celebration of Charles R. Kesler. New York: Encounter Books.
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    The Idea of the American University.Bradley C. S. Watson (ed.) - 2010 - Lexington Books.
    As John Henry Newman reflected on 'The Idea of a University' more than a century and a half ago, Bradley C. S. Watson brings together some of the nation's most eminent thinkers on higher education to reflect on the nature and purposes of the American university today. Their mordant reflections paint a picture of the American university in crisis. This book is essential reading for thoughtful citizens, scholars, and educational policymakers.
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