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I'm sorry, but, and after reflection, a further comment on George:

> > The only
> > political theorists I know who would make a link, if not in content then at
> > least in approach, between Marsilio and Hobbes (not sure about Locke) would
> > be the Straussians, those 20th-century political philosophers who follow in
> > the footsteps of Leo Strauss.

So can we please attempt to produce some new political theorists? I'm
not suggesting
a seamless whole, but I am certainly averse to a chap being written out
of the canon
simply because, some centuries later, we feel like it was 'us' that
invented stuff.
Content is important, but approach surely more so? How about the _Letter
of
Aristeas_ (second chunk) and Calhoun's _Disquisition on Government_? And
then the
whole _Fuerstenspiegel_ tradition as well?

George, I think we might be agreeing anyway. But maybe I'm just
half-baked?

Angus, Oman