The English Constitution: And Other Political EssaysD. Appleton, 1877 - 474 páginas |
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... defects and advantages . The writer is not so much a par- tisan or an advocate , as a cool , philosophical inquirer , with large knowledge , clear insight , independent opinions , and great freedom from the bias of what he terms that ...
... defects and advantages . The writer is not so much a par- tisan or an advocate , as a cool , philosophical inquirer , with large knowledge , clear insight , independent opinions , and great freedom from the bias of what he terms that ...
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... defect of imagination , and expose an incapacity for dealing with men , which would be a great hindrance to him in his calling . But much argument is not required to guide the public , still less a formal exposition of that argument ...
... defect of imagination , and expose an incapacity for dealing with men , which would be a great hindrance to him in his calling . But much argument is not required to guide the public , still less a formal exposition of that argument ...
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... defects in it . The first is that it may not be a remedy at all ; it may be only a punishment . A Minister may risk his dismissal ; he may do some act difficult to undo , and then all which may be left will be to remove and censure him ...
... defects in it . The first is that it may not be a remedy at all ; it may be only a punishment . A Minister may risk his dismissal ; he may do some act difficult to undo , and then all which may be left will be to remove and censure him ...
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... defect . If the Administration had in both Houses a majority — not a mechanical majority ready to accept any- thing , but a fair and reasonable one , predisposed to think the Government right , but not ready to find it to be so in the ...
... defect . If the Administration had in both Houses a majority — not a mechanical majority ready to accept any- thing , but a fair and reasonable one , predisposed to think the Government right , but not ready to find it to be so in the ...
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... defects in our present practice would seem exceedingly great , but in practice they are not so . English statesmen and English parties have really a great patriotism , they can rarely be persuaded even by their passions or their ...
... defects in our present practice would seem exceedingly great , but in practice they are not so . English statesmen and English parties have really a great patriotism , they can rarely be persuaded even by their passions or their ...
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