The English Constitution: And Other Political EssaysD. Appleton, 1914 - 468 páginas |
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... true that a completely new House of Lords , mainly composed of men of ability , selected because they were able , might very likely attempt to make ability the predominant power in the state , and to rival , if not con- quer , the House ...
... true that a completely new House of Lords , mainly composed of men of ability , selected because they were able , might very likely attempt to make ability the predominant power in the state , and to rival , if not con- quer , the House ...
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... true , too , that at present some of the cleverest peers are not so ready as some others to agree with the Commons . But it is not unnatural that persons of high rank and of great ability should be unwilling to bend to persons of lower ...
... true , too , that at present some of the cleverest peers are not so ready as some others to agree with the Commons . But it is not unnatural that persons of high rank and of great ability should be unwilling to bend to persons of lower ...
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... true . There are often seeming objections which are not real objections , at least , which are , in the particular cases , outweighed by counter- considerations ; and these " independent members " having no real responsibility , not ...
... true . There are often seeming objections which are not real objections , at least , which are , in the particular cases , outweighed by counter- considerations ; and these " independent members " having no real responsibility , not ...
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... true , and such lessons are soon learned . On the whole , therefore , the result of the comparison is that a Presi- dential Government makes it much easier than the Par- liamentary to maintain a great surplus of income over expenditure ...
... true , and such lessons are soon learned . On the whole , therefore , the result of the comparison is that a Presi- dential Government makes it much easier than the Par- liamentary to maintain a great surplus of income over expenditure ...
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... true than of the English Constitution . The literature which has accumulated upon it is huge . But an observer who looks at the living reality will wonder at the contrast to the paper description . He will see in the life much which is ...
... true than of the English Constitution . The literature which has accumulated upon it is huge . But an observer who looks at the living reality will wonder at the contrast to the paper description . He will see in the life much which is ...
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