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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... constitutional monarchy . But such objec- tions are wholly wrong . No doubt it was absurd enough in the Abbé Sièyes to propose that a new institution , inheriting no reverence , and made holy by no religion , should be created to fill ...
... constitutional monarchy . But such objec- tions are wholly wrong . No doubt it was absurd enough in the Abbé Sièyes to propose that a new institution , inheriting no reverence , and made holy by no religion , should be created to fill ...
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... constitutional monarch are grave , formal , important , but never exciting ; they have nothing to stir eager blood , awaken high imagination , work off wild thoughts . On men like George III . , with a pre- dominant taste for business ...
... constitutional monarch are grave , formal , important , but never exciting ; they have nothing to stir eager blood , awaken high imagination , work off wild thoughts . On men like George III . , with a pre- dominant taste for business ...
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... constitutional monarch is the most instructive proof how great that reserve power is . In February , 1848 , Guizot was weak because his tenure of office was insecure . Louis Philippe should have made that tenure certain . Parliamentary ...
... constitutional monarch is the most instructive proof how great that reserve power is . In February , 1848 , Guizot was weak because his tenure of office was insecure . Louis Philippe should have made that tenure certain . Parliamentary ...
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... constitutional monarch be a man of singular discernment , of unpreju- diced disposition , and great political knowledge , he may pick out from the ranks of the divided party its very best leader , even at a time when the party , if left ...
... constitutional monarch be a man of singular discernment , of unpreju- diced disposition , and great political knowledge , he may pick out from the ranks of the divided party its very best leader , even at a time when the party , if left ...
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... monarch be not so exempt from prejudice , and have not this nearly miraculous discernment , it is not likely that he ... constitutional monarchs be ordinary men of restricted experience and common capacity ( and we have no right to ...
... monarch be not so exempt from prejudice , and have not this nearly miraculous discernment , it is not likely that he ... constitutional monarchs be ordinary men of restricted experience and common capacity ( and we have no right to ...
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