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       De Regno; vel De Regimine Principum
       St. Thomas Aquinas
       
       The classic work written by St. Thomas Aquinas to the
       king of Cyprus, detailing the nature of kingship and its
       purposes.  A monumental work, it contains principles
       applicable not only to monarchical government, but to all
       governments and to political society in general.  Extends
       not only from the nature of government, especially kingly
       government, and its exercise, but even to concerns such as
       where and how to found a city; the nature of law; and so
       forth.  Excellent for students of government as well as
       students of the medieval Latin in which it was written; also
       excellent for political philosophy.  Well worth
       the effort of reading; reproduced here in the original
       language, Latin.  134 pp., Latin.  
       
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