Greece, Rome, and the Bill of Rights (115 page)

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Descending theme of government, 39, 40, 87;
and Bible, 47;
supported by feudalism, 47
De Toqueville, Alexis, praise of jury system by, 165
Dickens, Charles, 76
Diffidatio
("withdrawal of loyalty"), 52
Digest
, 20, 21, 55, 141, 157, 166;
status of unborn children in, 27
Dikaiosune
("justice"), in Homer, 11
Dikasteria
("lawcourts"), 116
Dike
("just action"), in Homer, 11-12
Dionysius of Halicamassus, 126-27
District of Columbia, firearms statute of, 133

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