The English Constitution: And Other Political EssaysD. Appleton, 1877 - 474 páginas |
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... rules . It is true that a completely new House of Lords , mainly composed of men of ability , selected because they were able , might very likely attempt to make ability the predominant power in the state , and to rival , if not con ...
... rules . It is true that a completely new House of Lords , mainly composed of men of ability , selected because they were able , might very likely attempt to make ability the predominant power in the state , and to rival , if not con ...
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... rule , better Presidents would have been chosen . In that way , too , would have been avoided all danger of the invalidation of an important election in consequence of possible violence , or the cor- ruption of some local board , in a ...
... rule , better Presidents would have been chosen . In that way , too , would have been avoided all danger of the invalidation of an important election in consequence of possible violence , or the cor- ruption of some local board , in a ...
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... rules . There are two great 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 ...
... rules . There are two great 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 ...
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... rule , the nominal prime minister is chosen by the legislature , and the real prime minister for most purposes - the leader of the House of Commons - almost without exception is so . There is nearly always some one man plainly selected ...
... rule , the nominal prime minister is chosen by the legislature , and the real prime minister for most purposes - the leader of the House of Commons - almost without exception is so . There is nearly always some one man plainly selected ...
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... rule the nation . We have in England an elective first magistrate as truly as the Americans have an elective first magis- trate . The Queen is only at the head of the dignified part of the constitution . The prime minister is at the ...
... rule the nation . We have in England an elective first magistrate as truly as the Americans have an elective first magis- trate . The Queen is only at the head of the dignified part of the constitution . The prime minister is at the ...
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