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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... -- and the feelings of that country are to be considered as well as our own . And that foreign country will , probably , in the present state of the world be a despotic one , where INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xlv.
... -- and the feelings of that country are to be considered as well as our own . And that foreign country will , probably , in the present state of the world be a despotic one , where INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xlv.
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... Despotic nations now cannot understand England ; it is to them an anomaly " chartered by Providence ; " they have been time out of mind puzzled by its institutions , vexed at its states- men , and angry at its newspapers . A little more ...
... Despotic nations now cannot understand England ; it is to them an anomaly " chartered by Providence ; " they have been time out of mind puzzled by its institutions , vexed at its states- men , and angry at its newspapers . A little more ...
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... despotic ; and consequently , if a crisis comes upon us soon after he is elected , inevitably we have government by an unknown quantity -- the superintendence of that crisis by what our great satirist would have called " Statesman X ...
... despotic ; and consequently , if a crisis comes upon us soon after he is elected , inevitably we have government by an unknown quantity -- the superintendence of that crisis by what our great satirist would have called " Statesman X ...
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... despotic . In such a case cabinet government would go on without friction whether there was a Queen or whether there was no Queen . The best sovereign could then achieve no good , and the worst effect no harm . But the difficulties are ...
... despotic . In such a case cabinet government would go on without friction whether there was a Queen or whether there was no Queen . The best sovereign could then achieve no good , and the worst effect no harm . But the difficulties are ...
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... despotic . The old Con- stitution of England undoubtedly gave a sort of power to the Crown which our present Constitution does not give . While a majority in parliament was principally purchased by royal patronage , the king was a party ...
... despotic . The old Con- stitution of England undoubtedly gave a sort of power to the Crown which our present Constitution does not give . While a majority in parliament was principally purchased by royal patronage , the king was a party ...
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