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A Dominican friar and the foremost systematizer of medieval scholasticism, Thomas Aquinas fused Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology in the Summa Theologica, arguing for natural law as the basis of moral and political order, the authority of the Church and the Christian monarch, and hierarchy as the earthly reflection of divine order.
Political topics
Thomas Aquinas leans further toward religious than 93% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Religion is where Thomas Aquinas stands furthest from the rest.
On Nationalism, Thomas Aquinas sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
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Social doctrine of the Catholic Church, combining traditionalist morality and defense of life with concern for social justice, subsidiarity and worker dignity, under the hierarchical authority of the papacy and canon law.
Current that grounds politics in Christian morality and tradition, defending family, life, and religious values within democracy, with emphasis on preserving the people's customs and cultural heritage.
Current that mobilizes the people against political and cultural elites, combining nationalism, immigration restriction, traditional values, public religion, strong security, and anti-establishment economic pragmatism around personalist leaders.
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Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian25%
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A presidential republic under a dominant party, Tanzania has been governed by the CCM since independence, heir to Nyerere's ujamaa socialism, with a union of mainland and Zanzibar, gradual economic opening and growing repression of the opposition.
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Bourbon realm of southern Italy with an agrarian base, popular Catholic piety, counter-revolutionary resistance, and royal centralism prior to unification.
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