The English Constitution: And Other Political EssaysD. Appleton, 1877 - 474 páginas |
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... ment , decreed at a certain time to be the supreme law of the land . Hence , when a book appears upon the Ameri- can Constitution , if not a history of its adoption , it will probably be a commentary upon its meanings ; that is , some ...
... ment , decreed at a certain time to be the supreme law of the land . Hence , when a book appears upon the Ameri- can Constitution , if not a history of its adoption , it will probably be a commentary upon its meanings ; that is , some ...
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... ment . We all know that , for the most part , they were not so at all : very few Englishmen are . They were not influenced by ideas , but by facts ; not by things palpable , but by things impalpable . Not to put too fine a point upon it ...
... ment . We all know that , for the most part , they were not so at all : very few Englishmen are . They were not influenced by ideas , but by facts ; not by things palpable , but by things impalpable . Not to put too fine a point upon it ...
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... ment within the government , could disgrace the nation by a bad war or peace , and could , by disbanding our forces , whether land or sea , leave us defenceless against foreign nations . Why do we not fear that she would do this , or ...
... ment within the government , could disgrace the nation by a bad war or peace , and could , by disbanding our forces , whether land or sea , leave us defenceless against foreign nations . Why do we not fear that she would do this , or ...
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... ment committed bonâ fide , and only entailing consequences which one person might say were good , and another say were bad , could not be so punished . It would be possible to impeach any Minister who disbanded the Queen's army , and it ...
... ment committed bonâ fide , and only entailing consequences which one person might say were good , and another say were bad , could not be so punished . It would be possible to impeach any Minister who disbanded the Queen's army , and it ...
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... ment . The distinguishing quality of Parliamentary Govern- ment is , that in each stage of a public transaction there is a discussion ; that the public assist at this discussion ; that it can , through Parliament , turn out an ...
... ment . The distinguishing quality of Parliamentary Govern- ment is , that in each stage of a public transaction there is a discussion ; that the public assist at this discussion ; that it can , through Parliament , turn out an ...
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