The English ConstitutionH. S. King & Company, 1872 - 291 páginas A classic study of the British constitution, paying special attention to how Parliament and the monarchy work. The author frequently draws comparisons with the American Constitution, being generally critical of the American system of government. |
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... George Grey said that the disestablishment of the Irish Church would be an " act of Revolution : " it has now been disestablished by great majorities , with Sir George Grey himself assenting . A new world has arisen which is not as the ...
... George Grey said that the disestablishment of the Irish Church would be an " act of Revolution : " it has now been disestablished by great majorities , with Sir George Grey himself assenting . A new world has arisen which is not as the ...
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... George I. and George II . the sentiment of religious loyalty altogether ceased to support the Crown . The prerogative of the king had no strong party to support it ; the Tories , who naturally would support it , disliked the actual king ...
... George I. and George II . the sentiment of religious loyalty altogether ceased to support the Crown . The prerogative of the king had no strong party to support it ; the Tories , who naturally would support it , disliked the actual king ...
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... George III . the instinctive sentiment of hereditary loyalty at once became as useful as now . It began to be powerful , but it hardly began to be useful . There was so much harm done by it as well as so much good , that it is quite ...
... George III . the instinctive sentiment of hereditary loyalty at once became as useful as now . It began to be powerful , but it hardly began to be useful . There was so much harm done by it as well as so much good , that it is quite ...
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... George III . had no social vices , but he had no social plea- sures . He was a family man , and a man of business , and sincerely preferred a leg of mutton and turnips after a good day's work , to the best fashion and the most exciting ...
... George III . had no social vices , but he had no social plea- sures . He was a family man , and a man of business , and sincerely preferred a leg of mutton and turnips after a good day's work , to the best fashion and the most exciting ...
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... Victoria and the virtues of George III . have sunk deep into the popular heart . We have come to believe that it is natural to have a virtuous sovereign , and that the domestic virtues are 52 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
... Victoria and the virtues of George III . have sunk deep into the popular heart . We have come to believe that it is natural to have a virtuous sovereign , and that the domestic virtues are 52 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
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