The English ConstitutionA classic study of the British constitution, paying special attention to how Parliament and the monarchy work. The author frequently draws comparisons with the American Constitution, being generally critical of the American system of government. |
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... never consent to a very numerous life peerage without a storm ; they must be in terror to do it , or they will not do it . And if the storm blows strongly enough to do so much , in all likelihood it will blow strongly enough to do much ...
... never consent to a very numerous life peerage without a storm ; they must be in terror to do it , or they will not do it . And if the storm blows strongly enough to do so much , in all likelihood it will blow strongly enough to do much ...
Page xxxv
... never think so . Young men who are born to rank may risk it , not middle - aged or old men who have earned their rank . A moderate number of life peers would almost always counsel moderation to the Lords , and would almost always be ...
... never think so . Young men who are born to rank may risk it , not middle - aged or old men who have earned their rank . A moderate number of life peers would almost always counsel moderation to the Lords , and would almost always be ...
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... never possessed the confi- dence of the Lords , and in such cases a vote of censure by the Lords could therefore have but little weight ; it would be simply the particular expression of a general political disapproval . It would be like ...
... never possessed the confi- dence of the Lords , and in such cases a vote of censure by the Lords could therefore have but little weight ; it would be simply the particular expression of a general political disapproval . It would be like ...
Page xli
... never comes in manifest opposition to the plain interest of the nation ; if it did , the nation being ( as are all nations capable of Parliamentary institutions ) constantly attentive to public affairs , would inflict on them the ...
... never comes in manifest opposition to the plain interest of the nation ; if it did , the nation being ( as are all nations capable of Parliamentary institutions ) constantly attentive to public affairs , would inflict on them the ...
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... Government which negotiates a treaty can hardly be said to be accountable to any one . It is sure to be subjected to vague censure . Benjamin Franklin 6 said , " I have never known a peace xlii INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION .
... Government which negotiates a treaty can hardly be said to be accountable to any one . It is sure to be subjected to vague censure . Benjamin Franklin 6 said , " I have never known a peace xlii INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION .
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