The English ConstitutionK. Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1925 - 300 páginas |
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... mean that the ten - pound house- holders were great admirers of intellect or good judges of refinement . 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 ...
... mean that the ten - pound house- holders were great admirers of intellect or good judges of refinement . 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 ...
Página xiv
... means were exceedingly small . Curiously enough the class which in theory was omnipotent , was the only class financially ill - treated . Throughout the history of our former Parliaments the constituency could no more have originated ...
... means were exceedingly small . Curiously enough the class which in theory was omnipotent , was the only class financially ill - treated . Throughout the history of our former Parliaments the constituency could no more have originated ...
Página xv
... means of ex- pressing them . We used to frame elaborate schemes to give them such means . But the Reform Act of 1867 did not stop at skilled labour ; it enfranchised unskilled labour too . And no one will contend that the ordinary ...
... means of ex- pressing them . We used to frame elaborate schemes to give them such means . But the Reform Act of 1867 did not stop at skilled labour ; it enfranchised unskilled labour too . And no one will contend that the ordinary ...
Página xix
... mean time our statesmen have the greatest opportunities they have had for many years , and likewise the greatest duty . They have to guide the new voters in the exercise of the franchise ; to guide them quietly , and without saying what ...
... mean time our statesmen have the greatest opportunities they have had for many years , and likewise the greatest duty . They have to guide the new voters in the exercise of the franchise ; to guide them quietly , and without saying what ...
Página xxi
... mean that statesmen can choose with absolute freedom what topics they will deal with and what they will not . I am of course aware that they choose under stringent conditions . In excited states of the public mind they have scarcely a ...
... mean that statesmen can choose with absolute freedom what topics they will deal with and what they will not . I am of course aware that they choose under stringent conditions . In excited states of the public mind they have scarcely a ...
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