Marsilius of Padua#Marsilius
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Marsilius of Padua · c. 1275–c. 1342
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“In 1324 a physician-turned-philosopher wrote the most dangerous book of the Middle Ages — arguing that rulers are the people's removable servants and priests should coerce no one — and had to flee for his life the moment his name leaked.”
The big idea, in the book's words:
“All legitimate political power rises from the whole body of citizens — and any authority that claims to rule over them from above, especially the pope's, is a usurpation and a disease.”
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