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Page xxiii
... have the suffrage ) supreme in the country ; and that their supremacy , in the state they now are means the sunre- macy of ignorance over instruction and of numbers over knowledge INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xxiii.
... have the suffrage ) supreme in the country ; and that their supremacy , in the state they now are means the sunre- macy of ignorance over instruction and of numbers over knowledge INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xxiii.
Page xxvi
... means , but they are mostly , too , connected more or less closely with the new trading wealth . The spirit of the two Assemblies has become far more contrasted than it ever was . The full effect of the Reform Act of 1832 was indeed ...
... means , but they are mostly , too , connected more or less closely with the new trading wealth . The spirit of the two Assemblies has become far more contrasted than it ever was . The full effect of the Reform Act of 1832 was indeed ...
Page xxxvii
... means a very severe censure . The English people would think it grossly anomalous if their elected assembly of rich men were thwarted by a nominated assembly of talkers and writers . Sensible men of sub- stantial means are what we wish ...
... means a very severe censure . The English people would think it grossly anomalous if their elected assembly of rich men were thwarted by a nominated assembly of talkers and writers . Sensible men of sub- stantial means are what we wish ...
Page liv
... 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 Assembly is not easy to reason with . Every assembly is ...
... 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 Assembly is not easy to reason with . Every assembly is ...
Page lxi
... mean the financial events . These lie within the scope of my pecu- liar 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 ...
... mean the financial events . These lie within the scope of my pecu- liar 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 ...
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