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political philosophy
Politics often become a merging of moral and regional viewpoints. Different sections of a state, depending upon the communities within, formulate policies around the region's needs. Understanding that political views differ based on these needs, it's important to separate policies that benefit a population's general well-being versus policies that may force a moral policy that may be ethically immoral to other portions of society. Recognizing the benefits of differing political viewpoints is what keeps governments in-check can lead to a more productive and balanced social structure.
church vs state
Rights of Man, written by Thomas Paine in 1791, has been interpreted as a work defending the French Revolution, but it is also a seminal work embodying the ideas of liberty and human equality.

Read it online here: http://www.ushistory.org/Paine/rights/
 
 
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