De l’esprit de conquête et de l’usurpation

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De l’esprit de conquête et de l’usurpation is a political essay by Benjamin Constant that critiques militaristic expansion and authoritarian rule, particularly in the context of Napoleonic France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
political essay ⓘ
aimsTo defend civil liberties against military power ⓘ
warn against the political dangers of conquest ⓘ
author Benjamin Constant ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
criticizes Napoleonic imperialism ⓘ
authoritarian rule ⓘ
militaristic expansion ⓘ
discusses legitimacy of political authority ⓘ
public opinion under authoritarian regimes ⓘ
relationship between commerce and war ⓘ
genre political philosophy ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
hasPerspective anti-imperialist ⓘ
liberal constitutionalist ⓘ
hasWorkTitleLanguage fr ⓘ
historicalContext Napoleonic era ⓘ
post-French Revolution politics ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment political thought ⓘ
French Revolution ⓘ
keyConcept conquest as incompatible with stable liberty ⓘ
moral and economic costs of war ⓘ
primacy of peace and commerce in modern societies ⓘ
usurpation as seizure of power without legitimacy ⓘ
language French ⓘ
mainSubject Napoleonic France ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

authoritarianism ⓘ
conquest ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
militarism ⓘ
usurpation of power ⓘ
notableFor defense of modern commercial society against militarism ⓘ
early liberal critique of Napoleon ⓘ
opposes despotism ⓘ
expansionist war ⓘ
military dictatorship ⓘ
philosophicalTradition classical liberalism ⓘ
supports constitutional government ⓘ
individual liberty ⓘ
representative institutions ⓘ
theorizes distinction between ancient and modern liberty ⓘ
effects of conquest on domestic institutions ⓘ
relationship between war and liberty ⓘ
titleTranslation On the Spirit of Conquest and Usurpation ⓘ

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Benjamin Constant → notableWork → De l’esprit de conquête et de l’usurpation ⓘ
De l’esprit de conquête et de l’usurpation → titleTranslation → On the Spirit of Conquest and Usurpation ⓘ
linked to: De l’esprit de conquête et de l’usurpation