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Page xxxv
If the revolution is powerful enough and eager enough to make an immense
number of life peers , probably it will sweep away the hereditary principle in the
Upper Chamber entirely . Of course one may fancy it to be otherwise ; we may ...
If the revolution is powerful enough and eager enough to make an immense
number of life peers , probably it will sweep away the hereditary principle in the
Upper Chamber entirely . Of course one may fancy it to be otherwise ; we may ...
Page xlii
I confess that I should see no advantage in it if our two Chambers were
sufficiently homogeneous and sufficiently harmonious . On the contrary , if those
two Chambers were as they ought to be , I should believe it to be a great defect .
I confess that I should see no advantage in it if our two Chambers were
sufficiently homogeneous and sufficiently harmonious . On the contrary , if those
two Chambers were as they ought to be , I should believe it to be a great defect .
Page lviii
Neither in the selection of his Cabinet nor in the management of the Chamber , is
M . Thiers guided as a similar person in common circumstances would have to be
guided . He is the exception of a moment ; he is not the example of a lasting ...
Neither in the selection of his Cabinet nor in the management of the Chamber , is
M . Thiers guided as a similar person in common circumstances would have to be
guided . He is the exception of a moment ; he is not the example of a lasting ...
Page 27
A legislative chamber is greedy and covetous ; it acquires as much , it concedes
as little as possible . The passions of its members are its rulers ; the law - making
faculty , the most comprehensive of the imperial faculties , is its instrument ; it will
...
A legislative chamber is greedy and covetous ; it acquires as much , it concedes
as little as possible . The passions of its members are its rulers ; the law - making
faculty , the most comprehensive of the imperial faculties , is its instrument ; it will
...
Page 51
The names of levée and drawing - room still sustain the memory of the time when
the king ' s bed - chamber and the queen ' s " withdrawing room ” were the
centres of London life , but they no longer make a part of social enjoyment : they
are a ...
The names of levée and drawing - room still sustain the memory of the time when
the king ' s bed - chamber and the queen ' s " withdrawing room ” were the
centres of London life , but they no longer make a part of social enjoyment : they
are a ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The English Constitution Volume 3 of The Paternoster library |
| Author | Walter Bagehot |
| Publisher | Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1900 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2008 |
| Length | 292 pages |
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