Protestantism and Catholicity compared in their effects on the civilization of Europe

CHAPTER XXII.

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HOW THE INDIVIDUAL BECAME ABSORBED BY THE ANCIENT SOCIETY.

Respect for _man_ unknown to the ancients--What has been seen in modern revolutions--Tyranny of public power over private interests--Explanation of a twofold phenomenon, which presents itself to us in antiquity and in modern societies not Christian--Opinion of Aristotle--Remarkable characteristic of modern democracy, 126