Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy
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Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy is a 17th-century religious and political polemical work by Samuel Gorton defending his theological views and civil liberties against persecution in colonial New England.
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| Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9144417 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy Context triple: [Samuel Gorton, notableWork, Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy]
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A.
Simpler: The Future of Government
Simpler: The Future of Government is a book by legal scholar Cass Sunstein that explores how behavioral economics and "nudging" can make government regulation more efficient, transparent, and user-friendly.
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B.
The Tyranny of Controls
"The Tyranny of Controls" is a chapter from Milton and Rose Friedman's book *Free to Choose* that critiques government regulations and economic controls as harmful constraints on individual freedom and market efficiency.
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C.
Coping: Essays on the Practice of Government
Coping: Essays on the Practice of Government is a collection of essays by Daniel Patrick Moynihan analyzing the challenges, limitations, and practical realities of modern democratic governance and public policy.
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D.
Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It
"Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It" is a seminal public administration and political science book by James Q. Wilson that analyzes how and why government agencies operate as they do.
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E.
The Mechanisms of Governance
The Mechanisms of Governance is a seminal book by economist Oliver E. Williamson that develops and applies transaction cost economics to explain how different organizational and contractual arrangements structure economic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy Target entity description: Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy is a 17th-century religious and political polemical work by Samuel Gorton defending his theological views and civil liberties against persecution in colonial New England.
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A.
Simpler: The Future of Government
Simpler: The Future of Government is a book by legal scholar Cass Sunstein that explores how behavioral economics and "nudging" can make government regulation more efficient, transparent, and user-friendly.
-
B.
The Tyranny of Controls
"The Tyranny of Controls" is a chapter from Milton and Rose Friedman's book *Free to Choose* that critiques government regulations and economic controls as harmful constraints on individual freedom and market efficiency.
-
C.
Coping: Essays on the Practice of Government
Coping: Essays on the Practice of Government is a collection of essays by Daniel Patrick Moynihan analyzing the challenges, limitations, and practical realities of modern democratic governance and public policy.
-
D.
Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It
"Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It" is a seminal public administration and political science book by James Q. Wilson that analyzes how and why government agencies operate as they do.
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E.
The Mechanisms of Governance
The Mechanisms of Governance is a seminal book by economist Oliver E. Williamson that develops and applies transaction cost economics to explain how different organizational and contractual arrangements structure economic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century book
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polemical work ⓘ political pamphlet ⓘ religious tract ⓘ |
| about |
Puritan authorities in New England
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church–state relations ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ persecution of Samuel Gorton ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Gorton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Colonial New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defends |
Samuel Gorton’s civil liberties
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Samuel Gorton’s theological views ⓘ |
| genre |
political polemic
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religious polemic ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
colonial New England religious controversies
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early American religious liberty debates ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
English authorities
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readers concerned with religious liberty ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil liberties
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colonial governance ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| politicalTheme |
individual rights
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liberty of conscience ⓘ limits of civil authority ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | radical Protestantism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy Description of subject: Simplicity’s Defence Against Seven-Headed Policy is a 17th-century religious and political polemical work by Samuel Gorton defending his theological views and civil liberties against persecution in colonial New England.
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