The English Constitution: And Other Political EssaysD. Appleton, 1877 - 474 páginas |
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... body of laws , usages , and precedents , which have been inherited from former generations , and by which the practice of government is regulated . A work upon the English Constitution , therefore , brings us natural- ly to the direct ...
... body of laws , usages , and precedents , which have been inherited from former generations , and by which the practice of government is regulated . A work upon the English Constitution , therefore , brings us natural- ly to the direct ...
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... bodies , the adaptation of institutions to the qualities and circumstances of the different classes who live under them , and numerous points of political philoso- phy , which are applicable everywhere , and have an interest for all ...
... bodies , the adaptation of institutions to the qualities and circumstances of the different classes who live under them , and numerous points of political philoso- phy , which are applicable everywhere , and have an interest for all ...
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... body of the ten - pound householders belonged - the lower middle class - was above all classes the one most hardly treated in the imposition of the taxes . A small shopkeeper or a clerk who just , and only just , was rich enough to pay ...
... body of the ten - pound householders belonged - the lower middle class - was above all classes the one most hardly treated in the imposition of the taxes . A small shopkeeper or a clerk who just , and only just , was rich enough to pay ...
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... bodies of the educated rich go to the consti- tuencies to decide between them , and the majority of the constituencies now consist of the uneducated poor . cannot be for the advantage of anyone . This In doing so besides the aristocracy ...
... bodies of the educated rich go to the consti- tuencies to decide between them , and the majority of the constituencies now consist of the uneducated poor . cannot be for the advantage of anyone . This In doing so besides the aristocracy ...
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... body will patiently hear - in many cases will cheer and approve - some rather strong speeches against rank . Each man is a little afraid that his " sneaking kindness for a lord , " as Mr. Gladstone put it , be found out ; he is not sure ...
... body will patiently hear - in many cases will cheer and approve - some rather strong speeches against rank . Each man is a little afraid that his " sneaking kindness for a lord , " as Mr. Gladstone put it , be found out ; he is not sure ...
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