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 xxiv
... plutocratic , not aristocratic ; its most prominent statesmen are not men of ancient descent or of great hereditary estate ; they are men mostly of substantial means , but they are mostly , too , connected more or less closely with the ...
... plutocratic , not aristocratic ; its most prominent statesmen are not men of ancient descent or of great hereditary estate ; they are men mostly of substantial means , but they are mostly , too , connected more or less closely with the ...
Página xxvii
... plutocracy , the Lords represent the aristocracy . The main 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 ...
... plutocracy , the Lords represent the aristocracy . The main 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 ...
Página xxviii
... plutocracy . In all countries new wealth is ready to worship old wealth , if old wealth will only let it , and I need not say that in England new wealth is eager in its worship . Satirist after satirist has told us how quick , how ...
... plutocracy . In all countries new wealth is ready to worship old wealth , if old wealth will only let it , and I need not say that in England new wealth is eager in its worship . Satirist after satirist has told us how quick , how ...
Página xxx
... plutocracy , as is often said of something yet coarser , must be " humoured not drove ; " they may easily be impelled against the aristo- cracy , though they respect it very much ; and as they are much stronger than the aristocracy ...
... plutocracy , as is often said of something yet coarser , must be " humoured not drove ; " they may easily be impelled against the aristo- cracy , though they respect it very much ; and as they are much stronger than the aristocracy ...
Página xxxii
... plutocracy , and through that of the nation , they should not offend the plutocracy ; the points upon which they have to yield are mostly very minor ones , and they should yield many great points rather than risk the bottom of their ...
... plutocracy , and through that of the nation , they should not offend the plutocracy ; the points upon which they have to yield are mostly very minor ones , and they should yield many great points rather than risk the bottom of their ...
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