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Page 178
... majority of the House of Commons , the majority's line of action is clear as day . They must base their claim to govern on the wishes of the people : they must demand an appeal to the people . There is nothing else they can constitu ...
... majority of the House of Commons , the majority's line of action is clear as day . They must base their claim to govern on the wishes of the people : they must demand an appeal to the people . There is nothing else they can constitu ...
Page 183
... majority . Fox came before the electorate as a man of thirty - five , the son of England's wealthiest time - server ; who had started life as an outrageous reactionary ; who had thrown up his first government within three months out of ...
... majority . Fox came before the electorate as a man of thirty - five , the son of England's wealthiest time - server ; who had started life as an outrageous reactionary ; who had thrown up his first government within three months out of ...
Page 214
... majority in 1783 had been an ill - gotten , accidental , temporary majority , repre- senting nobody : Pitt's majority in 1788 was compact , powerful , and deservedly popular out of doors . The Prince was detested by the nation : if Fox ...
... majority in 1783 had been an ill - gotten , accidental , temporary majority , repre- senting nobody : Pitt's majority in 1788 was compact , powerful , and deservedly popular out of doors . The Prince was detested by the nation : if Fox ...
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