The world: historical and actual . REECE was indeed the vic-tim of what in this countrymight be called the Calhoundoctrine, but she was notwithoutgreatstatesmen. Thescience of government wascarried to a high degree ofperfection, although upon asmall scale. A pent-up Utica did,it is true, contract the powers of thelawgivers, but they achieved greatness,and deserve the prominence of a chap-ter devoted to their exclusive consider-ation. The first if notthe greatest ofthe lawgivers was the Homeric poems we seestatecraft hardly above tribalchieftainship. Lycurgus, whohad probably been a
The world: historical and actual . REECE was indeed the vic-tim of what in this countrymight be called the Calhoundoctrine, but she was notwithoutgreatstatesmen. Thescience of government wascarried to a high degree ofperfection, although upon asmall scale. A pent-up Utica did,it is true, contract the powers of thelawgivers, but they achieved greatness,and deserve the prominence of a chap-ter devoted to their exclusive consider-ation. The first if notthe greatest ofthe lawgivers was the Homeric poems we seestatecraft hardly above tribalchieftainship. Lycurgus, whohad probably been a student -^^i tf law in Egypt, gave to Spartaa body of laws, or system ofgovernment, which ultimatelyraised it to the supremacy, not Lycurgus. only over the other Dorian states of Peloponne- &.
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