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Page 19
... action of the two powers , whose constant co - operation is essential to the best government , would have shown itself much more distinctly . Nor is this the worst . Cabinet government educates the nation ; the presidential does not ...
... action of the two powers , whose constant co - operation is essential to the best government , would have shown itself much more distinctly . Nor is this the worst . Cabinet government educates the nation ; the presidential does not ...
Page 27
... action , and chastened by the chance of responsibility , a first - rate man will not care to take the place , and will not do much if he does take it . To belong to a debating society adhering to an executive ( and this is no THE ...
... action , and chastened by the chance of responsibility , a first - rate man will not care to take the place , and will not do much if he does take it . To belong to a debating society adhering to an executive ( and this is no THE ...
Page 33
... actions of a retired widow and an unemployed youth become of such importance . The best reason why Monarchy is a strong ... action of a single will , the fiat of a single mind , are easy ideas : anybody can make them out , and no one can ...
... actions of a retired widow and an unemployed youth become of such importance . The best reason why Monarchy is a strong ... action of a single will , the fiat of a single mind , are easy ideas : anybody can make them out , and no one can ...
Page 39
... actions . A Republic is a government in which that attention is divided between many , who are all doing uninteresting actions Ac- cordingly , so long as the human heart is strong and the human reason weak , royalty will be strong ...
... actions . A Republic is a government in which that attention is divided between many , who are all doing uninteresting actions Ac- cordingly , so long as the human heart is strong and the human reason weak , royalty will be strong ...
Page 44
... action . But the blunder of Sièyes brings the excellence of real monarchy to the best light . When a monarch can bless , it is best that he should not be touched . It should be He should not be evident that he does no wrong 44 THE ...
... action . But the blunder of Sièyes brings the excellence of real monarchy to the best light . When a monarch can bless , it is best that he should not be touched . It should be He should not be evident that he does no wrong 44 THE ...
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