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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... ment . We all know that , for the most part , they were not so at all : very few Englishmen are . They were not influenced by ideas , but by facts ; not by things palpable , but by things impalpable . Not to put too fine a point upon it ...
... ment . We all know that , for the most part , they were not so at all : very few Englishmen are . They were not influenced by ideas , but by facts ; not by things palpable , but by things impalpable . Not to put too fine a point upon it ...
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... ment within the government , could disgrace the nation by a bad war or peace , and could , by disbanding our forces , whether land or sea , leave us defenceless against foreign nations . Why do we not fear that she would do this , or ...
... ment within the government , could disgrace the nation by a bad war or peace , and could , by disbanding our forces , whether land or sea , leave us defenceless against foreign nations . Why do we not fear that she would do this , or ...
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... ment committed bonâ fide , and only entailing consequences which one person might say were good , and another say were bad , could not be so punished . It would be possible to impeach any Minister who disbanded the Queen's army , and it ...
... ment committed bonâ fide , and only entailing consequences which one person might say were good , and another say were bad , could not be so punished . It would be possible to impeach any Minister who disbanded the Queen's army , and it ...
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... ment . • The distinguishing quality of Parliamentary Govern- ment is , that in each stage of a public transaction there is a discussion ; that the public assist at this discussion ; that it can , through Parliament , turn out an ...
... ment . • The distinguishing quality of Parliamentary Govern- ment is , that in each stage of a public transaction there is a discussion ; that the public assist at this discussion ; that it can , through Parliament , turn out an ...
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... ment by the country to get taxation would never have been necessary under it . The excessive taxation accordingly imposed would not have been permitted under it . The last point I think I need not labour at length . The evils of a bad ...
... ment by the country to get taxation would never have been necessary under it . The excessive taxation accordingly imposed would not have been permitted under it . The last point I think I need not labour at length . The evils of a bad ...
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Página 72 - Having once given her sanction to a measure, that it be not arbitrarily altered or modified by the Minister; such an act she must consider as failing in sincerity towards the Crown, and justly to be visited by the exercise of her Constitutional right of dismissing that Minister.
Página 73 - To state the matter shortly, the sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights — the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn. And a king of great sense and sagacity would want no others.
Página 14 - hyphen which joins, a buckle which fastens the legislative part of the State to the executive part".
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Página 10 - The efficient secret of the English Constitution may be described as the close union, the nearly complete fusion, of the executive and legislative powers.
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