Essays on GovernmentHoughton, 1890 |
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... king , lords , and commons had been correctly described , their functions were entirely miscon- ceived . He saw that the crown , while still possessing in the eye of the law all the powers formerly ascribed to it , had long ceased to ...
... king , lords , and commons had been correctly described , their functions were entirely miscon- ceived . He saw that the crown , while still possessing in the eye of the law all the powers formerly ascribed to it , had long ceased to ...
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... kings . It is therefore a very significant fact that the writers upon this theory are divided into two schools , one of which used it to prove that the power of the state must be absolute , while the other drew from it the conclusion ...
... kings . It is therefore a very significant fact that the writers upon this theory are divided into two schools , one of which used it to prove that the power of the state must be absolute , while the other drew from it the conclusion ...
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... king . I wish now to inquire what effect such a state of things would have upon the relations of the state and federal authorities . In dis- cussing the government of the United States , Mr. Bagehot remarks : " After saying that the ...
... king . I wish now to inquire what effect such a state of things would have upon the relations of the state and federal authorities . In dis- cussing the government of the United States , Mr. Bagehot remarks : " After saying that the ...
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... king , so to - day the States present points . of moral resistance to the centralizing tendency of our national government . They form centres " for the organization of local opinion , and rally- 38 ESSAYS ON GOVERNMENT .
... king , so to - day the States present points . of moral resistance to the centralizing tendency of our national government . They form centres " for the organization of local opinion , and rally- 38 ESSAYS ON GOVERNMENT .
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... aristocracy , but experience has shown that this is a mistake . Even if selfish motives could be quite eliminated , and if the persons who govern , whether king , aristocracy , or popular party , were DEMOCRACY AND THE CONSTITUTION . 63.
... aristocracy , but experience has shown that this is a mistake . Even if selfish motives could be quite eliminated , and if the persons who govern , whether king , aristocracy , or popular party , were DEMOCRACY AND THE CONSTITUTION . 63.
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