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 I. and George II . the sentiment of religious loyalty altogether ceased to support the Crown . The ... III . the most vigorous opponents of the Crown were the country gentlemen , its natural friends , and the representatives of quiet ...
... George I. and George II . the sentiment of religious loyalty altogether ceased to support the Crown . The ... III . the most vigorous opponents of the Crown were the country gentlemen , its natural friends , and the representatives of quiet ...
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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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... 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 .
... 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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... George II . , nor William IV . were patterns of family merit ; George IV . was a model of family demerit . The plain ... III . , with a pre- dominant taste for business occupations , the routine duties of constitutional royalty ...
... George II . , nor William IV . were patterns of family merit ; George IV . was a model of family demerit . The plain ... III . , with a pre- dominant taste for business occupations , the routine duties of constitutional royalty ...
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