The English ConstitutionOxford University Press, 1928 - 312 páginas |
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Página xvi
... hereditary line , be it of Kings or be it of peasants , can maintain a steady level of excellence through many generations . In a Royal line there would doubtless be Queen Victorias and Prince Alberts . But there would also be George ...
... hereditary line , be it of Kings or be it of peasants , can maintain a steady level of excellence through many generations . In a Royal line there would doubtless be Queen Victorias and Prince Alberts . But there would also be George ...
Página 38
... accession of George III the instinctive senti- ment of hereditary loyalty at once became as useful as now . It began to be powerful , but it hardly began to be useful . There was so much harm done 38 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION.
... accession of George III the instinctive senti- ment of hereditary loyalty at once became as useful as now . It began to be powerful , but it hardly began to be useful . There was so much harm done 38 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION.
Página 49
... hereditary monarch is at these times of in- calculable use . It would have been impossible for England to get through the first years after 1688 but for the singular ability of William III . It would have been impossible for Italy to ...
... hereditary monarch is at these times of in- calculable use . It would have been impossible for England to get through the first years after 1688 but for the singular ability of William III . It would have been impossible for Italy to ...
Página 63
... hereditary dynasties , that we must expect him to be a man of inferior ability . Theory and experience both teach that the education of a prince can be but a poor education , and that a royal family will generally have less ability than ...
... hereditary dynasties , that we must expect him to be a man of inferior ability . Theory and experience both teach that the education of a prince can be but a poor education , and that a royal family will generally have less ability than ...
Página 73
... hereditary human nature . Can it be said that the characteristic qualities of a consti- tutional monarch are more within its reach ? I am afraid it cannot . We found just now that the characteristic use of an hereditary constitutional ...
... hereditary human nature . Can it be said that the characteristic qualities of a consti- tutional monarch are more within its reach ? I am afraid it cannot . We found just now that the characteristic use of an hereditary constitutional ...
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