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Page v
... 1867 he wisely narrowed his main theme to a single question - how in the years round about 1865-6 ( years within his own personal experience ) was the work of governing Great Britain actually performed ? He did not pedantically eschew.
... 1867 he wisely narrowed his main theme to a single question - how in the years round about 1865-6 ( years within his own personal experience ) was the work of governing Great Britain actually performed ? He did not pedantically eschew.
Page ix
... questions to which they must make public reply ; and they may at any moment be dismissed from power by a hostile vote . From these points of view the position of a Presi- dent is far stronger than that of a Prime Minister ; for he ...
... questions to which they must make public reply ; and they may at any moment be dismissed from power by a hostile vote . From these points of view the position of a Presi- dent is far stronger than that of a Prime Minister ; for he ...
Page xiii
... questions into Bagehot's peculiar terminology ) since the ' efficient parts ' of the constitution work so well , why trouble much about the parts which are predominantly ' dignified ' ? To this question Bagehot would , I think , have ...
... questions into Bagehot's peculiar terminology ) since the ' efficient parts ' of the constitution work so well , why trouble much about the parts which are predominantly ' dignified ' ? To this question Bagehot would , I think , have ...
Page xxiv
... question whether , apart from character and temperament , there are within the constitution itself elements able to mitigate the stresses and strains inseparable from party warfare . I think there are two , -the Public Services and the ...
... question whether , apart from character and temperament , there are within the constitution itself elements able to mitigate the stresses and strains inseparable from party warfare . I think there are two , -the Public Services and the ...
Page 23
... question chances to contain . It is , what Washington and Hamilton strove to create , an electoral college of the picked men of the nation . The best mode of appreciating its advantages is to look at the alternative . The competing ...
... question chances to contain . It is , what Washington and Hamilton strove to create , an electoral college of the picked men of the nation . The best mode of appreciating its advantages is to look at the alternative . The competing ...
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