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... principle of the English polity , that in it the legis- lative , the executive , and the judicial powers , are quite divided - that each is entrusted to a separate person or set of persons - that no one of these can at all interfere ...
... principle of the English polity , that in it the legis- lative , the executive , and the judicial powers , are quite divided - that each is entrusted to a separate person or set of persons - that no one of these can at all interfere ...
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... principle of Cabinet Govern- ment . First , compare the two in quiet times . The essence of a civilized age is , that administration requires the continued aid of legislation . One principal and necessary kind of legislation is taxation ...
... principle of Cabinet Govern- ment . First , compare the two in quiet times . The essence of a civilized age is , that administration requires the continued aid of legislation . One principal and necessary kind of legislation is taxation ...
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... principle of popular government is that the supreme power , the determining efficacy in matters political , resides in the people - not necessarily or commonly in the whole people , in the numerical majority , but in a chosen people , a ...
... principle of popular government is that the supreme power , the determining efficacy in matters political , resides in the people - not necessarily or commonly in the whole people , in the numerical majority , but in a chosen people , a ...
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... principles which do not concede the right of the people to choose their rulers , and which do not degrade monarchy from its solitary pinnacle of majestic reverence , and make it one only among many expedient institutions . If a king is ...
... principles which do not concede the right of the people to choose their rulers , and which do not degrade monarchy from its solitary pinnacle of majestic reverence , and make it one only among many expedient institutions . If a king is ...
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... principle of English royalty . As in politics it would lose its principal use if it came forward into the public arena , so in society if it advertised itself it would be pernicious . We have voluntary show enough already in London ; we ...
... principle of English royalty . As in politics it would lose its principal use if it came forward into the public arena , so in society if it advertised itself it would be pernicious . We have voluntary show enough already in London ; we ...
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