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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Página xviii
... interest of those orders . is not identical with , or is antagonistic to , the whole interest of the state , they will have done the greatest harm they can do . The future of this country depends on the happy working of a delicate ...
... interest of those orders . is not identical with , or is antagonistic to , the whole interest of the state , they will have done the greatest harm they can do . The future of this country depends on the happy working of a delicate ...
Página xxvii
... interest of both these classes is now identical , which is to prevent or to mitigate the rule of uneducated members . But to prevent it effectually , they must not quarrel among them- selves ; they must not bid one against the other ...
... interest of both these classes is now identical , which is to prevent or to mitigate the rule of uneducated members . But to prevent it effectually , they must not quarrel among them- selves ; they must not bid one against the other ...
Página xxxiv
... interest is to make friends of the plutocracy , and to be the chiefs of it , and not to wish to oppose the Commons where that plutocracy rules . It is true that a completely new House of Lords , mainly composed of men of ability ...
... interest is to make friends of the plutocracy , and to be the chiefs of it , and not to wish to oppose the Commons where that plutocracy rules . It is true that a completely new House of Lords , mainly composed of men of ability ...
Página xli
... interest of the nation ; if it did , the nation being ( as are all nations capable of Parliamentary institutions ) constantly attentive to public affairs , would inflict on them the maximum Par- liamentary penalty at the next election ...
... interest of the nation ; if it did , the nation being ( as are all nations capable of Parliamentary institutions ) constantly attentive to public affairs , would inflict on them the maximum Par- liamentary penalty at the next election ...
Página xlii
... interest as well as out of patriotism , to engage the country in a permanent foreign scrape , to secure for them- selves and their party a momentary home advantage . Ac- cordingly , a Government which negotiated a treaty would feel that ...
... interest as well as out of patriotism , to engage the country in a permanent foreign scrape , to secure for them- selves and their party a momentary home advantage . Ac- cordingly , a Government which negotiated a treaty would feel that ...
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