The English Constitution: And Other Political EssaysD. Appleton, 1877 - 474 páginas |
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... objects of inquiry obviously lend themselves to the scientific method of treatment , which aims to trace out the working of natural causes and inherent principles , and hence has in- terest for all students of political philosophy . Mr ...
... objects of inquiry obviously lend themselves to the scientific method of treatment , which aims to trace out the working of natural causes and inherent principles , and hence has in- terest for all students of political philosophy . Mr ...
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... object is in constant change . An historical writer does not feel this difficulty : he deals only with the past ; he can say definitely , the Constitution worked in such and such a manner in the year at which he begins , and in a manner ...
... object is in constant change . An historical writer does not feel this difficulty : he deals only with the past ; he can say definitely , the Constitution worked in such and such a manner in the year at which he begins , and in a manner ...
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... objects , is an evil of the first magnitude ; that a permanent combination of them . would make them ( now that so many of them have the suffrage ) supreme in the country ; and that their supremacy , in the state they now are , means ...
... objects , is an evil of the first magnitude ; that a permanent combination of them . would make them ( now that so many of them have the suffrage ) supreme in the country ; and that their supremacy , in the state they now are , means ...
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... object was to contrast the office of President as an executive officer and to compare it with that of a Prime Minister ; and I devoted much space to showing that in one prin- cipal respect the English system is by far the best . The ...
... object was to contrast the office of President as an executive officer and to compare it with that of a Prime Minister ; and I devoted much space to showing that in one prin- cipal respect the English system is by far the best . The ...
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... objects which every constitution must attain to be successful , which every old and celebrated one must have wonderfully achieved : every constitution must first gain authority , and then use authority ; it must first win the loyalty ...
... objects which every constitution must attain to be successful , which every old and celebrated one must have wonderfully achieved : every constitution must first gain authority , and then use authority ; it must first win the loyalty ...
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