The English ConstitutionT. Nelson & Sons, 1872 - 382 páginas |
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... less com- petent or popular ; but his personal feelings to- wards them were commonly lost in his attachment or aversion to the general system . If any energetic man could by audacity or craft break down the constitution , and render ...
... less com- petent or popular ; but his personal feelings to- wards them were commonly lost in his attachment or aversion to the general system . If any energetic man could by audacity or craft break down the constitution , and render ...
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... less means of standing out than they used to have . Their power is in their theatrical exhibition , in their state . But society is every day becoming less stately . As our great satirist has observed , " The last Duke of St. David's ...
... less means of standing out than they used to have . Their power is in their theatrical exhibition , in their state . But society is every day becoming less stately . As our great satirist has observed , " The last Duke of St. David's ...
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... less than a big meeting of more or less idle people . In proportion as you give it power it will inquire into everything , settle every- thing , meddle in everything . In an ordinary des- potism , the powers of a despot are limited by ...
... less than a big meeting of more or less idle people . In proportion as you give it power it will inquire into everything , settle every- thing , meddle in everything . In an ordinary des- potism , the powers of a despot are limited by ...
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