The English ConstitutionKegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, 1909 - 300 páginas |
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... present . But now the real power is not in the Sovereign , it is in the Prime Minister and in the Cabinet — that is , in the hands of a committee appointed by Parliament , and of the chairman of that committee . Now , beforehand , no ...
... present . But now the real power is not in the Sovereign , it is in the Prime Minister and in the Cabinet — that is , in the hands of a committee appointed by Parliament , and of the chairman of that committee . Now , beforehand , no ...
Página xlv
... present the Government which negotiates a treaty can hardly be said to be accountable to any one . It is sure to be subjected to vague censure . Benjamin Franklin said , “ I have never known a peace made , even the most advantageous ...
... present the Government which negotiates a treaty can hardly be said to be accountable to any one . It is sure to be subjected to vague censure . Benjamin Franklin said , “ I have never known a peace made , even the most advantageous ...
Página xlvi
... deal with . In abstract theory these defects in our present practice . would seem exceedingly great , but in practice they are not so . English statesmen and English parties have really xlvi INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION .
... deal with . In abstract theory these defects in our present practice . would seem exceedingly great , but in practice they are not so . English statesmen and English parties have really xlvi INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION .
Página xlvii
... present practice , and these are only prevented by qualities in the nation and qualities in our statesmen , which will just as much exist if we change our practice . It certainly would be in many ways advantageous to change it . If we ...
... present practice , and these are only prevented by qualities in the nation and qualities in our statesmen , which will just as much exist if we change our practice . It certainly would be in many ways advantageous to change it . If we ...
Página xlviii
... present state of the world be a despotic ɔne , where discussion is not practised , where it is not understood , where the expressions of different speakers are not accurately weighed , where undue offence may easily be given . " This ...
... present state of the world be a despotic ɔne , where discussion is not practised , where it is not understood , where the expressions of different speakers are not accurately weighed , where undue offence may easily be given . " This ...
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