 By Jove, they are the finest brute votes in Europe ! " But all satire apart, the principle of Parliament is obedience to leaders. Change your leader if you will, take another if you will, but obey No. 1 while you serve No. 1, and obey No. 2 when you have...  The Fortnightly Review - Page 2621866 - 28 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Bagehot - Constitutional history - 1872 - 382 pages
...House there are vestiges of the despotic leadership even now. A cynical politician is said to have watched the long row of county members, so fresh and...No. 1, and obey No. 2 when you have gone over to No. 2. The penalty of not doing so, is the penalty of impotence. It is not that you will not be able to... | |
 | Walter Bagehot - Constitutional history - 1873 - 362 pages
...House there are vestiges of -the despotic leadership even now. A cynical politician is said to have watched the long row of county members, so fresh and...leader if you will, take another if you will, but obey Number One while you serve Number One, and obey Number Two when you have gone over to Number Two. The... | |
 | Walter Bagehot - Great Britain - 1889 - 494 pages
...House there are vestiges of the despotic leadership even now. A cynical politician is said to have watched the long row of county members, so fresh and...No. 1, and obey No. 2 when you have gone over to No. 2. The penalty of not doing so, is the penalty of impotence. It is not that you will not be able to... | |
 | Walter Bagehot - English literature - 1891 - 608 pages
...politician is said to have watched the long row of county members, so fresh and respectable looking, and muttered, "By Jove, they are the finest brute...No. 1, and obey No. 2 when you have gone over to No. 2. The penalty of not doing so is the penalty of impotence ; it is not that you will not be able to... | |
 | Benjamin Harrison - Executive power - 1897 - 410 pages
...leaders at its pleasure — but there are always leaders. Speaking of the English system, Mr. Bagehot " Change your leader if you will, take another if you...you serve No. 1, and obey No. 2 when you have gone English system. * over to No. 2. The penalty of not doing so is the penalty of impotence ; it is not... | |
 | Benjamin Harrison - Administrative law - 1897 - 396 pages
...its pleasure — but there are always leaders. Speaking of the English system, Mr. Bagehot says: " Change your leader if you will, take another if you...you serve No. 1, and obey No. 2 when you have gone English system. over to No. 2. The penalty of not doing so is the penalty of impotence ; it is not... | |
 | Constitutional law - 1901 - 486 pages
...House there are vestiges of the despotic leadership even now. A cynical politician is said to have watched the long row of county members, so fresh and...No. 1, and obey No. 2 when you have gone over to No. 2. The penalty of not doing so, is the penalty of impotence. It is not that you will not be able to... | |
 | Literature - 1901 - 484 pages
...House there are vestiges of the despotic leadership even now. A cynical politician is said to have watched the long row of county members, so fresh and respectable-looking, and muttered, K By Jove, they are the finest brute votes in Europe!" But all satire apart, the principle of Parliament... | |
 | Bagehot - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 300 pages
...House there are vestiges of the despotic leadership even now. A cynical politician is said to have watched the long row of county members, so fresh and...No. 1, and obey No. 2 when you have gone over to No. 2. The penalty of not doing so, is the penalty of impotence. It is not that you will not be able to... | |
 | Walter Bagehot - History - 2007 - 369 pages
...long row of county members, so fresh and respectable- looking, and muttered, " By Jove, they are tho finest brute votes in Europe ! " But all satire apart,...No. 1, and obey No. 2 when you have gone over to No, 2. The penalty of not doing so, is the penalty of impotence. It is not that you will not be able to... | |
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