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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... justified , for the occasion must be of grave and critical importance . Thirdly , it may be said that if we required the consent of both Houses of Parliament to foreign treaties before they INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xlvii.
... justified , for the occasion must be of grave and critical importance . Thirdly , it may be said that if we required the consent of both Houses of Parliament to foreign treaties before they INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xlvii.
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... critical point was not possible in it . There was not an audience willing to hear . The Assembly now sitting at Versailles is undoubtedly also , at times , most tumultuous , and a Parliamentary Government in which it governs must be ...
... critical point was not possible in it . There was not an audience willing to hear . The Assembly now sitting at Versailles is undoubtedly also , at times , most tumultuous , and a Parliamentary Government in which it governs must be ...
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... critical action , is decidedly simple and rather modern . We have made , or rather stumbled on , a constitution which - though full of every species of incidental defect , though of the worst workmanship in all out - of - the- way ...
... critical action , is decidedly simple and rather modern . We have made , or rather stumbled on , a constitution which - though full of every species of incidental defect , though of the worst workmanship in all out - of - the- way ...
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... critical opposition is the consequence of cabinet government . The great scene of debate , the great engine of popular instruction and political controversy , is the legislative assembly . A speech there by an eminent | statesman , a ...
... critical opposition is the consequence of cabinet government . The great scene of debate , the great engine of popular instruction and political controversy , is the legislative assembly . A speech there by an eminent | statesman , a ...
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... critical divisions preceded by fine discussions . Everything which is worth saying , everything which ought to be said , most certainly will be said . Conscientious men think they ought to persuade others ; selfish men think they would ...
... critical divisions preceded by fine discussions . Everything which is worth saying , everything which ought to be said , most certainly will be said . Conscientious men think they ought to persuade others ; selfish men think they would ...
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