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Page xxxvii
... influence . People would say , " it was too clever by half , " and in an Englishman's mouth that means a very severe censure . The English people would think it grossly anomalous if their elected assembly of rich men were thwarted by a ...
... influence . People would say , " it was too clever by half , " and in an Englishman's mouth that means a very severe censure . The English people would think it grossly anomalous if their elected assembly of rich men were thwarted by a ...
Page xliv
... before judges , of whom the majority were favourable , and among whom the most influential part of the minority were in this case much opposed to excessive antagonism . And this seems to be xliv INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION .
... before judges , of whom the majority were favourable , and among whom the most influential part of the minority were in this case much opposed to excessive antagonism . And this seems to be xliv INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION .
Page lxiii
... influence such as certainly no Government has ever had since , and such perhaps as no Government ever had before - that Government proposed to keep a moderate surplus and to apply it to the re- duction of the debt , but even this the ...
... influence such as certainly no Government has ever had since , and such perhaps as no Government ever had before - that Government proposed to keep a moderate surplus and to apply it to the re- duction of the debt , but even this the ...
Page 21
... influence on that division . The nation feels that its judgment is im- portant , and it strives to judge . It succeeds in deciding because the debates and the discussions give it the facts and the arguments . But under a presidential ...
... influence on that division . The nation feels that its judgment is im- portant , and it strives to judge . It succeeds in deciding because the debates and the discussions give it the facts and the arguments . But under a presidential ...
Page 22
... the support of the most influential organ of English opinion has been of critical moment . If a Washington newspaper could have turned out Mr. Lincoln , there would have been good writing and fine 22 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
... the support of the most influential organ of English opinion has been of critical moment . If a Washington newspaper could have turned out Mr. Lincoln , there would have been good writing and fine 22 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
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