Lord Acton for Our Time -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A Brief Biography -- 2. The Theory of Liberty and Organic Liberalism -- 3. Acton's History of Liberty -- 4. Reception and Legacy -- Conclusion: Acton's Lessons for Today -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W
Summary
"The book recreates two fundamental aspects of Acton's teaching, his theory and history of liberty. The evidence both theoretical and historical is to provide us a lesson how to maintain political (civic) liberty and how to avoid mistakes in public life that could lead to great evil"-- Provided by publisher