Tyranny Unmasked (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781169741133)

Tyranny Unmasked is a political treatise written by John Taylor of Caroline and published in 1821. The book is a critique of the federal government of the United States and its tendency towards centralization and consolidation of power. Taylor argues that this centralization of power is a threat to individual liberty and the principles of republican government. In the book, Taylor examines the history of governments and their tendency towards tyranny, and he argues that the American government is not immune to this tendency. He also critiques the Constitution and the powers it grants to the federal government, arguing that these powers are too broad and can be easily abused.Taylor's central argument is that the federal government must be limited in its powers and that individual states should have more authority to govern themselves. He believes that this will help to prevent the concentration of power in the federal government and preserve individual liberty.Tyranny Unmasked is considered to be one of the most important works of political philosophy from the early 19th century. It continues to be studied and debated by scholars and political theorists today.A passion for carnage, is the tyranny of savages. Ambition and avarice are the passions which produce civilized tyranny. A policy for encouraging the latter passions, is like one for training savage nations to become bloodhounds. If ambition is cultivated by feeding it with excessive power, it extorts from industry the fruits of its labour; if avarice is cultivated by feeding it with excessive wealth, it acquires political power to pillage industry also. Enormous political power invariably accumulates enormous wealth, and enormous wealth invariably accumulates enormous political power.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: John Taylor of Caroline
ISBN-10: 1169741134
ISBN-13: 9781169741133
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.56d