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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... Chamber entirely . Of course one may fancy it to be otherwise ; we may conceive of a political storm just going to a life peerage limit , and then stopping suddenly . But in politics we must not trouble ourselves with exceed- ingly ...
... Chamber entirely . Of course one may fancy it to be otherwise ; we may conceive of a political storm just going to a life peerage limit , and then stopping suddenly . But in politics we must not trouble ourselves with exceed- ingly ...
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... Chambers were sufficiently homogeneous and sufficiently harmonious . On the contrary , if those two Chambers were as they ought to be , I should believe it to be a great defect . If the Administration had in both Houses a majority — not ...
... Chambers were sufficiently homogeneous and sufficiently harmonious . On the contrary , if those two Chambers were as they ought to be , I should believe it to be a great defect . If the Administration had in both Houses a majority — not ...
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... Chamber , is M. Thiers guided as a similar person in common circumstances would have to be guided . He is the exception of a moment ; he is not the example of a lasting condition . For these reasons , though we may use the present Con ...
... Chamber , is M. Thiers guided as a similar person in common circumstances would have to be guided . He is the exception of a moment ; he is not the example of a lasting condition . For these reasons , though we may use the present Con ...
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... chamber is greedy and covetous ; it acquires as much , it concedes as little as possible . The passions of its members are its rulers ; the law - making faculty , the most comprehensive of the im- perial faculties , is its instrument ...
... chamber is greedy and covetous ; it acquires as much , it concedes as little as possible . The passions of its members are its rulers ; the law - making faculty , the most comprehensive of the im- perial faculties , is its instrument ...
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... chamber and the queen's " withdrawing room were the centres of London life , but they no longer make a part of social enjoyment : they are a sort of ritual in which now - a - days almost every decent person can if he likes take part ...
... chamber and the queen's " withdrawing room were the centres of London life , but they no longer make a part of social enjoyment : they are a sort of ritual in which now - a - days almost every decent person can if he likes take part ...
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