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... , but by means of , the counter- acting defects of the constituent parts . Accordingly , it is believed that the principal characteristics of the English Constitution are in- applicable in countries THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION.
... , but by means of , the counter- acting defects of the constituent parts . Accordingly , it is believed that the principal characteristics of the English Constitution are in- applicable in countries THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION.
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... defect , though of the worst workmanship in all out - of - the- way matters of any constitution in the world — yet has two capital merits : it contains a simple efficient part which , on occasion , and when wanted , can work more simply ...
... defect , though of the worst workmanship in all out - of - the- way matters of any constitution in the world — yet has two capital merits : it contains a simple efficient part which , on occasion , and when wanted , can work more simply ...
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... defect on the ' Yankee race ' , on the Anglo - American character ; but Eng- lish people , if they had no motive to attend to politics , certainly would not attend to politics . At present there is business in their attention . They ...
... defect on the ' Yankee race ' , on the Anglo - American character ; but Eng- lish people , if they had no motive to attend to politics , certainly would not attend to politics . At present there is business in their attention . They ...
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... defect by which Vice - President Johnson has become President - by which a man elected to a sinecure is fixed in what is for the moment the most important administrative part in the political world . This defect , though most ...
... defect by which Vice - President Johnson has become President - by which a man elected to a sinecure is fixed in what is for the moment the most important administrative part in the political world . This defect , though most ...
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... defects , and is not eminent for social merits . The best possible commentary on these remarks is the ' History of English Royalty ' . It has not been sufficiently remarked that a change has taken place in the structure of our society ...
... defects , and is not eminent for social merits . The best possible commentary on these remarks is the ' History of English Royalty ' . It has not been sufficiently remarked that a change has taken place in the structure of our society ...
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