A Treatise on the Election of Representatives, Parliamentary and MunicipalLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1859 - 338 páginas |
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... desire to perpetuate any definite political prin- ciple , whether it is possible to insure for it a geographical ascendancy ; and whether there are any means of promoting its maintenance so certain and lasting as would be found in a con ...
... desire to perpetuate any definite political prin- ciple , whether it is possible to insure for it a geographical ascendancy ; and whether there are any means of promoting its maintenance so certain and lasting as would be found in a con ...
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... desires in a society composed of many free agents , the majority must necessarily decide ; but in the formation of a representative body , the purpose is that the body thus to be created , and not the constituent body , is to be ...
... desires in a society composed of many free agents , the majority must necessarily decide ; but in the formation of a representative body , the purpose is that the body thus to be created , and not the constituent body , is to be ...
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... desire to do that which is believed to be right , -the other , the desire to do that which shall be attended with direct suc- cess . A parliamentary representative is to be chosen by two or three thousand electors , and opinions and ...
... desire to do that which is believed to be right , -the other , the desire to do that which shall be attended with direct suc- cess . A parliamentary representative is to be chosen by two or three thousand electors , and opinions and ...
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... desire that the same ( or even something less than the same ) measure of justice should be extended to others which they require for themselves . Arithmetically , the minority of 8000 are only placed on an equality with 6000 , or half ...
... desire that the same ( or even something less than the same ) measure of justice should be extended to others which they require for themselves . Arithmetically , the minority of 8000 are only placed on an equality with 6000 , or half ...
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... desire , to those of some other con- stituency , but so as not to interfere with any majorities . They may thus become partners with other electors with whom they have more sympathy . Eminent judges , in administering the law , have ...
... desire , to those of some other con- stituency , but so as not to interfere with any majorities . They may thus become partners with other electors with whom they have more sympathy . Eminent judges , in administering the law , have ...
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