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The people enfranchised under it do not yet know their own power; a single
election, so far from teaching us how they will use that power, has not been even
enough to explain to them that they have such power. The Reform Act of 1832 did
not ...
The people enfranchised under it do not yet know their own power; a single
election, so far from teaching us how they will use that power, has not been even
enough to explain to them that they have such power. The Reform Act of 1832 did
not ...
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Reform Act of 1832 did not for many years disclose its real consequences; a
writer in 1836, whether he approved or disapproved of them, whether he thought
too little of or whether he exaggerated them, would have been sure to be
mistaken in ...
Reform Act of 1832 did not for many years disclose its real consequences; a
writer in 1836, whether he approved or disapproved of them, whether he thought
too little of or whether he exaggerated them, would have been sure to be
mistaken in ...
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Even if there had been no Reform Act, this single cause would have effected
grave alterations. The mere settlement of the Reform question made a great
change too. If it could have been settled by any other change, or even without
any ...
Even if there had been no Reform Act, this single cause would have effected
grave alterations. The mere settlement of the Reform question made a great
change too. If it could have been settled by any other change, or even without
any ...
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Generally, the debates upon the passing of an Act contain much valuable
instruction as to what may be expected of it. But the debates on the Reform Act of
1867 hardly tell anything. They are taken up with technicalities as to the
ratepayers ...
Generally, the debates upon the passing of an Act contain much valuable
instruction as to what may be expected of it. But the debates on the Reform Act of
1867 hardly tell anything. They are taken up with technicalities as to the
ratepayers ...
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User Review - patito-de-hule - LibraryThingWalter Bagehot was editor of the Economist and his name is still on the weekly page about England. This book describes the English Constitution and compares it favorably with the United States Constitution. Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The English Constitution |
| Author | Walter Bagehot |
| Publisher | Litres, 2019 |
| ISBN | 5041727503, 9785041727505 |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Classics |
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