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This second Stabat Mater Press edition includes a foreword from \u003cstrong\u003eDr. John Rao\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Catholic doctrine and the teachings of Suarez, Maignen argues that true sovereignty belongs to God and is exercised through legitimate authorities, not directly by the people. He exposes the revolutionary doctrine of popular sovereignty as a dangerous error and a heresy that undermines divine order and social stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn important read for anyone interested in Catholic political philosophy, this work provides a rigorous critique of liberal and democratic ideologies from a 19th-century wholly Catholic integralist perspective. Maignen's sharp defense of monarchy and divine authority fits well with ongoing debates about legitimacy, governance, and morality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2219\" data-start=\"1317\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLAUDS AND APPROBATIONS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eThe author opposes the doctrine of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epopular sovereignty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which derives from the impious and heretical slogan of the Revolution, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll power comes from the people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He therefore opposes not this or that form of government, but the Revolution itself: ‘Do you want to kill it?’ says he. ‘\u003cstrong\u003eStrike the liberal Catholics, and you will kill the Revolution!\u003c\/strong\u003e’ Yes, it is indeed true: the liberal Catholics (or the liberals who call themselves Catholics, regardless of whether or not they understand what they are saying), by calling themselves by that name, \u003cstrong\u003eare in fact the vanguard of Freemasonry\u003c\/strong\u003e, the wise according to the flesh (I Corinthians 1:26), the heroes of fear, the valiant soldiers of retreat! And thus they are an obstacle to the good cause. ‘\u003cstrong\u003eHerein lies the obstacle to salvation—liberal Catholicism!\u003c\/strong\u003e’”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Civiltà Cattolica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 1892.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The proof of the principles set forth is presented… in the book in clear and concise terms, and can be read even by those who have little time. The author has sought to clarify the points upon which contemporary errors are based and to demonstrate the consequences of false maxims that, due to a sort of conventional wisdom, are accepted as true by many people.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eL’Université catholique\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 1892.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Was it not already a revolution to proclaim… that the law is the expression of the general will, and that the source of all authority lies essentially in the nation? 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Drawing on the chronicles of her day and her own letters, Walsh tells it as a crusade against a rotting court, a rival claimant, and an enemy that had held Spain for nearly eight centuries. Since 1930, it has been the biography traditional Catholics have used as \u003cem\u003ethe source \u003c\/em\u003efor Isabella's life. This Stabat Mater Press edition is newly typeset, with updated illustrations, and a glossary of Spanish and period terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2219\" data-start=\"1317\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLAUDS AND APPROBATIONS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eRemarkable and dramatic pageant\u003c\/strong\u003e of the career of Isabella the Catholic, perhaps \u003cstrong\u003ehistory's greatest Queen\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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