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A landmark argument for women’s equality, legal reform, liberty, education, and marriage rights.

Locke’s classic argument for religious toleration, civil government, conscience, churches, and liberty.

Mill’s political treatise on representation, liberty, participation, institutions, voting, and civic character.

Milton’s famous prose defense of unlicensed printing, free inquiry, truth, conscience, and public debate.

Un saggio politico-letterario sul rapporto fra potere, libertà dello scrittore e indipendenza morale.

Quevedo formula una teoría cristiana del gobierno, el príncipe, la justicia y la responsabilidad política.

Una denuncia compatta della tirannide, della paura politica e della perdita di libertà civile.

Thoreau’s compact argument for conscience against unjust law, grounded in the moral responsibility of the individual.

Un trattato politico medievale sul potere universale, l’impero, la pace e il rapporto con l’autorità spirituale.

Machiavelli legge Roma per pensare repubblica, conflitto, libertà, milizia e durata delle istituzioni.

A landmark argument for women’s education, reason, equality, and civic dignity.

A foundational work of political philosophy on authority, fear, covenant, and sovereignty.

A political novel about power, machine politics, ambition, and New York public life.

A public-domain study of tipping, money habits, service culture, and everyday social pressure.

A public-domain classic of ideal society, law, property, politics, and satire, presented in a clean BooksWhale reading edition.

A classic argument for individual freedom, open debate, and limits on social authority.

Foundational essays on constitutional design, federal power, liberty, and republican government.

Un classique de la pensée politique sur la souveraineté, la loi et la volonté générale.

Un testo fondamentale contro la tortura e la pena di morte, al centro dell’Illuminismo giuridico.

Paine’s defense of revolution, natural rights, representative government, and social reform.

A revolutionary pamphlet arguing plainly for independence, republican government, and political self-determination.

Il trattato politico di Machiavelli su potere, virtù, fortuna, paura e governo efficace.

A central text of liberal political thought on rights, consent, property, resistance, and legitimate rule.