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UGEC 2690 class 1: An Overview - What is politicsAnarchy <---> Democracy <---> Authoritarianism/Totalitarianism And so Machiavellianism reigns.** HOME POLITICS Beijing tightens grips over HK at high speed. Loss of rule OF law（法治精神）. Some say it's not even rule BY law（依法而治...

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1.Thee ndj us t i fie st heme a ns .Ski l l sa ndt a c t i c sa c qui r epo we r .Af t e rs e i z i n gpo we rt h eonl y s i ni sf a i l ur e .Tos uc c e e do nec a nus ea n yme a ns .Thuspol i t i c si sAMORAL. 2.Buts t i l lonemus tputont hea ppe a r a nc eofvi r t ue ,s i nc ei ti sa l wa y sbe t t e rt oa ppe a r g o v e r ni n gb y" g ood wi l l "t ha nb yf or c e--notbe c a us ei t ' smor a l l ybe t t e rbutbe c a us et he g o v e r nme nti ss a f e rwi t ht heg ood wi l loft heg o v e r ne d. **J EANJ ACQUESROUSSEAU盧梭 ( 17121778, Fr e nc h) :" Ma nwa sbor nf r e e " .Themos t i ns pi r i n gf or c ebe hi ndt heFr e nc hRe v ol ut i on. 1.Mor a l i t y' sde c l i nei sduet oc i vi l i s a t i on' sa dv a nc e :Me na r eor i gi na l l ys i mpl ea ndna t u r a l , but" t hea r t s ,l e t t e r s ,a nds c i e nc e sa r es pr e a dl i keg a r l a ndsofflo we r sr oun dt hei r onc ha i nsb y whi c hme na r ewe i ghe dd o wn. "( Oppos i t eofVol t a i r e ' so pi n i o n:J oi ni n gvi r t uet okn o wl e dg e t obr i n gi mpr o v e dhu ma nc onduc t , l e a di n gt opol i t i c a lr e f or m. ) 2.Une q ua ldi s t r i but i onofpr i va t epr ope r t y >i n e q ua l i t y>we a l t h>f o unda t i onsofoura r t s a nds c i e nc e s >g o v e r nme nt >oppr e s s or sa r me dwi t hl a w. 3.Book:I nt hepa s toura nc e s t or sga v eupt he i rl i be r t yb yl e gi t i mi s i n g i ne qua l i t y ,t het r ues oc i a lc ont r a c tmus tr e a l i s eourl i be r t ya nde qua l i t yt og e t he r .Al t hou gh wi t houtag o v e r nme ntma ni sf r e e ,y e tt ha twoul da l s or e duc ema nt oa ni ma ls t a t e .Thust he ne e df o rag o v e r nme nt ,o neofLI BERTY,EQUALI TYa ndFRATERNI TY.Webi n d our s e l v e sc ol l e c t i v e l yt oa c ta swec hoos e . -Le a dst omode r nc ont r o v e r s i e so v e re qua l i t ya ndF AI RNESS. **ADAM SMI TH( 17231790,Sc ot ) :Fi r s tbour g e oi spol i t i c a le c onomi s t ,f a t he rofFREE MARKETt hou ght .Se e na sNe wt onofphi l os oph yofs oc i e t y . 1.Ad v oc a t eofma i n t e na nc eofj us t i c e ,whi c hi s" t hefir s ta ndc hi e fde s i gnofe v e r ys y s t e m of g o v e r nme nt " .Thoughhi sde fini t i onofj us t i c ei sna r r o w,l i k eno tdoi n ga not he rma nha r mi n pe r s on,pr ope r t yorr e put a t i on .Ma i ni de ai st os e c ur et oe a c hi ndi vi dua lwha ti sa l r e a d yhi s o wn. 2.Fr e ema r ke te c onomy:Ame a nst oa ne nd–Fo re c onomi cgr o wt h-de s pi t ei ne q ua l i t yul t i ma t egr e a t e rwe a l t hf ora l l .( " Tr i c kl e do wne ffe c t "滴漏效應) . ( De n gXi a opi n gs a ys ," Le ta s ma l lgr oupofpe opl eg e tr i c hfir s t " 「先讓一小撮人富起來」) -St a g e so fs oc i e t y :hunt e r s ,s he phe r dsv sc omme r c ea nda gr i c ul t ur e .Butde v e l opme ntof a ppr opr i a t el e v e l sofj us t i c ea ndg o v e r nme nti snota ut oma t i cvi s a vi se c onomi ca dv a nc e . Pr obl e mst ot a c kl ea te a c hs t a g e .( Le a di n gt omode r nt hi nki n g:Af r e ema r k e ts t i l lne e dst o

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