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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... thought too little of or whether he exaggerated them , would have been 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 ...
... thought too little of or whether he exaggerated them , would have been 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 ...
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... thought of what was useful to them , and if they all thought the same thing useful , and all thought that same thing could be attained in the same way , the efficient members of a constitution would suffice , and no impressive adjuncts ...
... thought of what was useful to them , and if they all thought the same thing useful , and all thought that same thing could be attained in the same way , the efficient members of a constitution would suffice , and no impressive adjuncts ...
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... thought - destitute of morality , with only a sort of magic for religion ; and if we compare that imagined life with the actual life of Europe now , we are overwhelmed at the wide contrast we can scarcely conceive ourselves to be of the ...
... thought - destitute of morality , with only a sort of magic for religion ; and if we compare that imagined life with the actual life of Europe now , we are overwhelmed at the wide contrast we can scarcely conceive ourselves to be of the ...
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... thought the dullest platitude of cautious soberness . Great communities are like great mountains- they have in them the primary , secondary , and tertiary strata of human progress ; the characteristics of the lower regions resemble the ...
... thought the dullest platitude of cautious soberness . Great communities are like great mountains- they have in them the primary , secondary , and tertiary strata of human progress ; the characteristics of the lower regions resemble the ...
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... thought that the discussions in the press would supply the deficiencies in the constitution ; that by a reading people especially , the conduct of their govern- ment would be as carefully watched , that their opinions about it would be ...
... thought that the discussions in the press would supply the deficiencies in the constitution ; that by a reading people especially , the conduct of their govern- ment would be as carefully watched , that their opinions about it would be ...
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