Politics: The Basics, 4th Edition

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This was formalised in the theological and political doctrine of the
‘two swords’ – secular and clerical authority supporting each other
and respecting each other’s spheres of influence. In effect there was a
division of powers with, as we have seen, the Church administering
areas of family and property law and having its own taxes (tithes).


IDEOLOGIES 73

CONVENTIONAL VIEW


Marxist AnarchistSocialistLiberal ConservativeMonarchistFascist

LIBERAL VIEW


Liberal ConservativeSocialist Fascist/Marxist

ANARCHIST VIEW


Anarchist Monarchist LiberalConservativeSocialist FascistMarxist

LEFT

LEFT

CONSTITUTIONAL
INDIVIDUALISM

REVOLUTIONARY
COLLECTIVISM

Degree of Change
Direction of Change
Method of Change

RIGHT

(By Degree of State Use of Force) RIGHT

Figure 4.1 Classifying ideologies

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