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What Is Property? · Character

James II

English king referenced in a historical analogy.

minor

Also known as James

First appearance: what is property

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  • Historical and biblical exemplars
  • Moral and legal authorities
  • Broad intellectual and political spectrum

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This passage marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the terrifying logical endpoint of property's tyrann…

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