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The Limits of Sovereignty

by Daniel W. Hamilton

HistoryLaw and legislationEnemy propertyConfiscations and contributionsClaimsUnited states, history, civil war, 1861-1865

Americans take for granted that government cannot permanently seize private property without just compensation. Yet for much of American history, such a view constituted the weaker side of an ongoing argument about government sovereignty and individual rights. This text looks at the reasons behind this shift.

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