The feudal tradition contributed to later development of the idea of liberty because
a. vassals possessed personal rights that their lord was legally bound to respect.
b. lords enjoyed unlimited freedom of action vis-à-vis their vassals.
c. feudal thought gave later advocates of liberty and equality before the law something to react against.
d. of the Christian notion that God cared about the salvation of each individual soul.
e. nobles believed that their position freed them from accountability.
a
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Roosevelt appointed Mary McCleod Bethune
A) ?Secretary of Labor. B) ?the director of Negro affairs for the WPA's National Youth Administration. C) ?Director of Negro Economics. D) ?Secretary of Agriculture. E) ?Secretary of Commerce.
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