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Page 54
... force if any one is to use it - is not fixed in power . He holds his place , by the essence of the government , with some uncertainty . Among a Damnit v people well - accustomed to such a government , such 54 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
... force if any one is to use it - is not fixed in power . He holds his place , by the essence of the government , with some uncertainty . Among a Damnit v people well - accustomed to such a government , such 54 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
Page 63
... force in the selection of a successor , whereas it is now the predominant though latent force . It will help the discussion very much if we divide it into three parts . The whole course of a representative government has three stages ...
... force in the selection of a successor , whereas it is now the predominant though latent force . It will help the discussion very much if we divide it into three parts . The whole course of a representative government has three stages ...
Page 69
... king , this preservative self - denial is the main force on which we must rely for the satisfactory con- tinuance of a parliamentary government at this its period of greatest trial . Will that moderation be aided THE MONARCHY . 69.
... king , this preservative self - denial is the main force on which we must rely for the satisfactory con- tinuance of a parliamentary government at this its period of greatest trial . Will that moderation be aided THE MONARCHY . 69.
Page 70
... and protracted division of parties , such as are sure to occur often and last long in every enduring parliamentary government , the extrinsic force of royal selection were always exercised discreetly , it 70 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
... and protracted division of parties , such as are sure to occur often and last long in every enduring parliamentary government , the extrinsic force of royal selection were always exercised discreetly , it 70 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
Page 71
Walter Bagehot. force of royal selection were always exercised discreetly , it would be a political benefit of ... forces . There is , indeed , a permanent reason which would make the wisest king , and the king who feels most sure of his ...
Walter Bagehot. force of royal selection were always exercised discreetly , it would be a political benefit of ... forces . There is , indeed , a permanent reason which would make the wisest king , and the king who feels most sure of his ...
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