The Philosophical Theory of the State

by Bernard Bosanquet

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errata incorporated. Because there are no page breaks, footnotes are placed under the paragraphs or quotations to which they relate, and renumbered accordingly. Page numbers have been inserted into the text in braces.

THE PHILOSOPHICAL THEORY OF THE STATE

BY

BERNARD BOSANQUET

C’est le peuple qui compose le genre humain; ce qui n’est pas peuple est si peu de chose que ce n’est pas la peine de le compter. (Émile, livre 4.)

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