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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... sure to be mistaken in them . A new Constitution does not produce its full effect as long as all its subjects were reared under an old Constitution , as long as its statesmen were trained by that old Constitution . It is not really ...
... sure to be mistaken in them . A new Constitution does not produce its full effect as long as all its subjects were reared under an old Constitution , as long as its statesmen were trained by that old Constitution . It is not really ...
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... sure to cheer , and I have time to think . " In fact , that popularity acted as a guide both to constituencies and to members . The candidates only said they would vote with Mr. Gladstone , and the constituencies only chose those who ...
... sure to cheer , and I have time to think . " In fact , that popularity acted as a guide both to constituencies and to members . The candidates only said they would vote with Mr. Gladstone , and the constituencies only chose those who ...
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... sure how far that weakness is shared by those around him . And thus Englishmen easily find themselves committed to anti - aristocratic sen- timents which are the direct opposite of their real feeling , and their collective action may be ...
... sure how far that weakness is shared by those around him . And thus Englishmen easily find themselves committed to anti - aristocratic sen- timents which are the direct opposite of their real feeling , and their collective action may be ...
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... sure to have to account to considerate and fair persons , but not to have to account to inconsiderate and unfair ones . At present the Government which negotiates a treaty can hardly be said to be accountable to any one . It is sure to ...
... sure to have to account to considerate and fair persons , but not to have to account to inconsiderate and unfair ones . At present the Government which negotiates a treaty can hardly be said to be accountable to any one . It is sure to ...
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... sure to suggest every objection . The thing is done and cannot be undone , and the most natural wish of the Opposition leaders is to prove that if they had been in office , and it therefore had been theirs to do it , they could have ...
... sure to suggest every objection . The thing is done and cannot be undone , and the most natural wish of the Opposition leaders is to prove that if they had been in office , and it therefore had been theirs to do it , they could have ...
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