Comments on: Another Black Legend, Down the Chute http://catholicexchange.com/2009/10/15/122720/ Catholic News, Catholic Articles, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Content, Catholic Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Warren Jewell http://catholicexchange.com/2009/10/15/122720/comment-page-1/#comment-43283 Warren Jewell Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:55:05 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/?p=122720#comment-43283 We have become so 'Enlightened' as to be closer to full darkness. One might casually observe that the route to even earthly peace, as possible, is everyman self-governing from informed and rigorous conscience, and state apparatus very carefully doled its functions by the transcendence seeking power of such self-governance. Which, I think, our Declaration and Constitution did so move, as weak, imperfect men could, to accomplish. 'Politics', as it were, is best and probably only can be best left to the convicted, committed citizen. And Tocqueville noticed. We have become so ‘Enlightened’ as to be closer to full darkness.

One might casually observe that the route to even earthly peace, as possible, is everyman self-governing from informed and rigorous conscience, and state apparatus very carefully doled its functions by the transcendence seeking power of such self-governance.

Which, I think, our Declaration and Constitution did so move, as weak, imperfect men could, to accomplish. ‘Politics’, as it were, is best and probably only can be best left to the convicted, committed citizen.

And Tocqueville noticed.

]]> By: cpageinkeller http://catholicexchange.com/2009/10/15/122720/comment-page-1/#comment-43282 cpageinkeller Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:19:44 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/?p=122720#comment-43282 Excellent article Dr. Weigel. Thank you. Clearly, the war was about power politics under the cover of religion. Another outcome of the Peace of Westphalia that derives from this interpretation was the ratification/confirmation of the nation states' monopoly on violence (army and police force). Excellent article Dr. Weigel. Thank you. Clearly, the war was about power politics under the cover of religion. Another outcome of the Peace of Westphalia that derives from this interpretation was the ratification/confirmation of the nation states’ monopoly on violence (army and police force).

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