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Lord Acton and the two types of nationalism

By Filings on Tue, 10/15/19
Society & Culture
Nationalism
John Acton
French Revolution
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“For Acton, there are two types of nationality: the one of 1688, the other of 1789, i.e., English or French nationalism…. On the path to this French greatness, the centralized power had the legitimacy to get rid of everything that stood in its way.” - Acton Institute

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