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Page 39
... duty of a person born under a Republic as much to obey that Republic as it is the duty of one born under a Monarchy to obey the monarch . But the mass of the English people do not think so ; they agree with the oath of allegiance ; they ...
... duty of a person born under a Republic as much to obey that Republic as it is the duty of one born under a Monarchy to obey the monarch . But the mass of the English people do not think so ; they agree with the oath of allegiance ; they ...
Page 40
... duty to obey any one whatever he did , he was the person to be so obeyed : if there was an inherent inherited claim in any king , it was in the Stuart king tc whom the crown had come by descent , and not in the Revolution king to whom ...
... duty to obey any one whatever he did , he was the person to be so obeyed : if there was an inherent inherited claim in any king , it was in the Stuart king tc whom the crown had come by descent , and not in the Revolution king to whom ...
Page 41
... , who , if she was anything , was a Protes- tant . Certainly this selection was statesmanlike , but it could not be very popular . It was quite impossible to say J that it was the duty of the English people THE MONARCHY . 41.
... , who , if she was anything , was a Protes- tant . Certainly this selection was statesmanlike , but it could not be very popular . It was quite impossible to say J that it was the duty of the English people THE MONARCHY . 41.
Page 42
Walter Bagehot. J that it was the duty of the English people to obey the House of Hanover upon any principles which do not concede the right of the people to choose their rulers , and which do not degrade monarchy from its solitary ...
Walter Bagehot. J that it was the duty of the English people to obey the House of Hanover upon any principles which do not concede the right of the people to choose their rulers , and which do not degrade monarchy from its solitary ...
Page 53
... duties of constitutional royalty have doubtless a calm and chastening effect . The insanity with which he struggled , and in many cases struggled very successfully , during many years , would probably have burst out much oftener but for ...
... duties of constitutional royalty have doubtless a calm and chastening effect . The insanity with which he struggled , and in many cases struggled very successfully , during many years , would probably have burst out much oftener but for ...
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