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 49
... organisation of men and women for the purpose of amuse- ment is not necessarily identical with their organisation for political purposes , any more than with their organisa- tion for religious purposes ; it has of itself no more to do ...
... organisation of men and women for the purpose of amuse- ment is not necessarily identical with their organisation for political purposes , any more than with their organisa- tion for religious purposes ; it has of itself no more to do ...
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... organisation , just as our present mode does , except in so far as the Crown interferes with it ; no outsider would ever be appointed , because the immense number of votes which every great party brings into the field would far ...
... organisation , just as our present mode does , except in so far as the Crown interferes with it ; no outsider would ever be appointed , because the immense number of votes which every great party brings into the field would far ...
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... organisation is the vital principle of representa- tive government , but that organisation is permanently efficient , because it is not composed of warm partisans . The body is eager , but the atoms are cool 142 THE ENGLISH ...
... organisation is the vital principle of representa- tive government , but that organisation is permanently efficient , because it is not composed of warm partisans . The body is eager , but the atoms are cool 142 THE ENGLISH ...
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... organisation would be the return of party men mainly . The member - makers would look , not for independence , but for subservience - and they could hardly be blamed for so doing . They are agents for the Liberal party ; and , as such ...
... organisation would be the return of party men mainly . The member - makers would look , not for independence , but for subservience - and they could hardly be blamed for so doing . They are agents for the Liberal party ; and , as such ...
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... organisations in this country which would soon make a set of constituencies for themselves . Every chapel would be an office for vote transferring before the plan had been known three months . The Church would be much slower in learning ...
... organisations in this country which would soon make a set of constituencies for themselves . Every chapel would be an office for vote transferring before the plan had been known three months . The Church would be much slower in learning ...
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