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Page liv
... Government , which I call “ rationality , " by which I do not mean reasoning
power , but rather the power of hearing the reasons of others , of comparing them
quietly with one ' s own reasons , and then being guided by the result . But a
French ...
... Government , which I call “ rationality , " by which I do not mean reasoning
power , but rather the power of hearing the reasons of others , of comparing them
quietly with one ' s own reasons , and then being guided by the result . But a
French ...
Page lvi
The result would be , as I have tried to explain , that the Assembly would be
always changing its Ministry , that having no reason to fear the penalty which that
change so often brings in England , they would be ready to make it once a month
.
The result would be , as I have tried to explain , that the Assembly would be
always changing its Ministry , that having no reason to fear the penalty which that
change so often brings in England , they would be ready to make it once a month
.
Page lxi
These lie within the scope of my peculiar studies , and it is comparatively easy to
judge of them , since whatever may be the case with refined statistical reasoning ,
the great results of money matters speak to and interest all mankind .
These lie within the scope of my peculiar studies , and it is comparatively easy to
judge of them , since whatever may be the case with refined statistical reasoning ,
the great results of money matters speak to and interest all mankind .
Page lxv
acquired in old countries , to develop with great speed the richest soil and the
richest mines of new countries ; and the result is untold wealth . Even under a
Parliamentary Government such a community could and would bear taxation
much ...
acquired in old countries , to develop with great speed the richest soil and the
richest mines of new countries ; and the result is untold wealth . Even under a
Parliamentary Government such a community could and would bear taxation
much ...
Page lxvi
... which is the way to popularise their view . And in the end I do not doubt that
they would have prevailed . They would have had to teach a lesson both
pleasant and true , and such lessons are soon learned . On the whole , therefore ,
the result ...
... which is the way to popularise their view . And in the end I do not doubt that
they would have prevailed . They would have had to teach a lesson both
pleasant and true , and such lessons are soon learned . On the whole , therefore ,
the result ...
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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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