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1644
Book: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution
- The start of checks and balances.
Separation of Church and State
The main philosophical idea taught by Williams, Locke, and Montesquieu was that power needed to be checked, which in turn protects individual liberties. Williams split state and church. Locke established natural rights and split King and Parliament. Montesquieu came along and said let’s split government into three branches of checks and balances.
Roger Williams
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“I am old and weak and bruised (with rupture and colic), and lameness on both feet.”
- Roger Williams
- May 6, 1682.
Roger Williams
We don’t know exactly when Roger Williams was born, nor died. For his birth, we don’t even know the year. He was born circa 1602. For his death, we know for sure it was 1683 and around March.
Roger Williams
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Roger Williams Through the Eyes of Governor John Winthrop, Pt. 2
Roger Williams
Roger Williams was not just condemned by the Massachusetts Bay authorities; he was also quietly warned, revealing the moral and political complexity of John Winthrop himself.
Roger Williams
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What is the “Parable of the Ship?”
Separation of Church and State
The Williams parable is about government. A response to the colonies in New England inacted the same restrictions they escaped.
Roger Williams
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