America has no roots in feudalism, no notion of inherited orders of society, no instinct for deference or regard for nobility. From Wordnik.com. [Rags to Rags, Riches to Riches] Reference
This would seem to imply a move toward feudalism, which is probably one likely outcome. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Regarded as a relic of that great institution know as feudalism, M. d'Espard deserved respectful admiration. From Wordnik.com. [The Commission in Lunacy] Reference
His leading object is the suppression of feudalism, that is to say, of the great families and old historic authorities. From Wordnik.com. [The Modern Regime, Volume 1] Reference
I know of few historians who would seriously contend that "feudalism" existed in France in 1789. From Wordnik.com. [Ireland votes Yes, but Paris says No - to the tyrant Robespierre] Reference
Most importantly, this kind of feudalism coupled with monopolism destroys the open commons nature of the internet. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Telcos Lobbying For 2 Tier System] Reference
As the Magna Charta emerged and evolved, and the United States Constitution was conceived and implemented, "feudalism" and monarchy began to gasp their dying breaths. From Wordnik.com. [American Capitalism and The Moral Poverty of Nations] Reference
The term "feudalism" did not develop until the year 1818!. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Crusades, and described as 'feudalism's great adventure, and popular glory.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX.] Reference
Regarded as a relic of that great institution know as feudalism, M. d’Espard deserved respectful admiration. From Wordnik.com. [The Commission in Lunacy] Reference
Likewise, any caste system, such as feudalism in the Middle Ages, in which there must be depths as well as heights, supplies the vicious classes. From Wordnik.com. [The Social Emergency Studies in Sex Hygiene and Morals] Reference
I think she's also confused about the meaning of the word "feudalism", which is what corporations currently impose upon the serfs who work for them. From Wordnik.com. [Sadly, No!] Reference
The government has said the holiday, which coincides with the quelling of an anti-Chinese uprising in the Himalayan region 50 years ago, marks the end "feudalism" in Tibet. From Wordnik.com. [News24] Reference
I am interested in feudalism. From Wordnik.com. [A message from Lian Hearn the writing of Across the Nightingale Floor] Reference
"social control" of the economy can prevent abuses such as feudalism, monopoly, cartels, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]]
As for us and our inveterate feudalism, it is not hopeful. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Under feudalism, the nobility owned the country and governed it. From Wordnik.com. [Revolution] Reference
Thus was feudalism overthrown in Italy in the thirteenth century. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
But old systems, steeped in the traditions of feudalism, die hard. From Wordnik.com. [Learning To Think] Reference
The very nature itself of feudalism is opposed to order and legality. '. From Wordnik.com. [Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
In 1789 they abolish feudalism, root and branch; and the payment of tithes. From Wordnik.com. [The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy] Reference
With the Magna Charta, feudalism led to the idea of the consent of the governed. From Wordnik.com. [The Power Of Big Ideas] Reference
In the past forty years we have eliminated feudalism in all the more advanced countries. From Wordnik.com. [Adaptation] Reference
Marvin Miller and Curt Flood helped baseball eliminate the last vestiges of economic feudalism. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Dreier: Baseball Justice] Reference
Beijing says it has brought greater prosperity to the region and freed it from ancient feudalism. From Wordnik.com. [Contemporary Tibetan Art on Display in Beijing] Reference
It's a sliver of the feverish modern world ruled by commerce, wedged up against resolute feudalism. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Thousand Autumns' In The Land Of The Rising Sun] Reference
Some townships have reverted to a form of feudalism, their leaders more warlords than entrepreneurs. From Wordnik.com. [Marching On To Market Feudalism] Reference
His mind was busy with the revival of a pseudo-feudalism: no thought of reforming abuses probably ever entered it. From Wordnik.com. [An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times] Reference
But the details of feudalism that make a difference between Beowulf, or the men of Attila, and the epic paladins of. From Wordnik.com. [Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature] Reference
'Against traitors, perpetual distrust is the weapon of good citizens,' and 'away with the prejudices of feudalism!'. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
If there is a dominant obstacle to building democracy, one that seems to recur in country after country, it is feudalism. From Wordnik.com. [How Not to Save the World] Reference
But there are elements of democracy that have hurt, certainly in a country with rampant poverty, feudalism and illiteracy. From Wordnik.com. [India Rising] Reference
There is a rumor that propaganda bills were distributed in downtown Pyongyang, comparing the North Korean system to feudalism. From Wordnik.com. [Rumors Abound On Why North Korea Delay's Meeting] Reference
After all, meritocracy is the soul of democracy, and exorcising the demons of feudalism should be essential in a developing country. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Prince, Not Leader] Reference
Just three decades ago, during the Cultural Revolution, Chinese traveled to Tibet to smash its temples as symbols of feudalism and superstition. From Wordnik.com. [A TIBETAN LOVE AFFAIR] Reference
These terrible ancestors were, besides, like all the magnates of Hungary, excessively proud of their nobility and their patriarchal system of feudalism. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Topics jumped from labor policy to what book he is reading (a history of the Meiji Restoration period, when Western influences supplanted shogun-led feudalism). From Wordnik.com. [Japan's Kingmaker Bids to Seize the Crown] Reference
Most either sell the land at market rates or rent it out to peasant sharecroppers, thus becoming feudal landlords in a country where feudalism is a major reason for poverty. From Wordnik.com. [Power And Privilege] Reference
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