The English ConstitutionH. S. King & Company, 1872 - 291 páginas A classic study of the British constitution, paying special attention to how Parliament and the monarchy work. The author frequently draws comparisons with the American Constitution, being generally critical of the American system of government. |
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... hereditary dynasties , that we must expect him to be a man of inferior ability . Theory and experience both teach that the education of a prince can be but a poor education , and that a royal family will generally have less ability than ...
... hereditary dynasties , that we must expect him to be a man of inferior ability . Theory and experience both teach that the education of a prince can be but a poor education , and that a royal family will generally have less ability than ...
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... far out of reach of hereditary human nature . Can it be said that the characteristic qualities of a con- stitutional monarch are more within its reach ? I am afraid it cannot . We found just now that the 82 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
... far out of reach of hereditary human nature . Can it be said that the characteristic qualities of a con- stitutional monarch are more within its reach ? I am afraid it cannot . We found just now that the 82 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
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... hereditary constitutional monarch , at the outset of an administration , greatly surpassed the ordinary competence of hereditary faculties . I fear that an impartial investigation will establish the same con- clusion as to his uses ...
... hereditary constitutional monarch , at the outset of an administration , greatly surpassed the ordinary competence of hereditary faculties . I fear that an impartial investigation will establish the same con- clusion as to his uses ...
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... hereditary monarch such as nature forces him to be , such as history shows he is , against men so educated and so born ? He can but be an average man to begin with ; sometimes he will be clever , but sometimes he will be stupid ; in the ...
... hereditary monarch such as nature forces him to be , such as history shows he is , against men so educated and so born ? He can but be an average man to begin with ; sometimes he will be clever , but sometimes he will be stupid ; in the ...
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... hereditary rank - is as base as the reverence for money . As the world has gone , manner has been half - hereditary in certain castes , and manner is one of the fine arts . It is the style of society ; it is in the daily - THE HOUSE ...
... hereditary rank - is as base as the reverence for money . As the world has gone , manner has been half - hereditary in certain castes , and manner is one of the fine arts . It is the style of society ; it is in the daily - THE HOUSE ...
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