The English ConstitutionKegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1900 - 292 páginas |
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... fact guided in their judgment by the better educated classes ; that they preferred representatives from those classes , and gave those representatives much license . If a hundred small shopkeepers had by miracle been added to any of xii ...
... fact guided in their judgment by the better educated classes ; that they preferred representatives from those classes , and gave those representatives much license . If a hundred small shopkeepers had by miracle been added to any of xii ...
Página xiii
... facts ; not by things palpable , but by things impalpable . Not to put too fine a point upon it , they were influenced by rank and wealth . No doubt the better sort of them believed that those who were superior to them in these ...
... facts ; not by things palpable , but by things impalpable . Not to put too fine a point upon it , they were influenced by rank and wealth . No doubt the better sort of them believed that those who were superior to them in these ...
Página xviii
... fact , that popularity acted as a guide both to consti- tuencies and to members . The candidates only said they would vote with Mr. Gladstone , and the constituencies only chose those who said so . Even the minority could only be ...
... fact , that popularity acted as a guide both to consti- tuencies and to members . The candidates only said they would vote with Mr. Gladstone , and the constituencies only chose those who said so . Even the minority could only be ...
Página xxii
... fact ; people do not do their political sums so . Of all our political dangers , the greatest I conceive is that they will neglect the lesson . In plain English , what I fear is that both our political parties will bid for the support ...
... fact ; people do not do their political sums so . Of all our political dangers , the greatest I conceive is that they will neglect the lesson . In plain English , what I fear is that both our political parties will bid for the support ...
Página xxviii
... facts of real life and decide simply by an abstract formula . If in 1832 the Lords had so acted , there would ... fact in judging whether the nation is determined to have that measure enacted ; it is an indication , but it is only ...
... facts of real life and decide simply by an abstract formula . If in 1832 the Lords had so acted , there would ... fact in judging whether the nation is determined to have that measure enacted ; it is an indication , but it is only ...
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