The Development of Parliament During the Nineteenth CenturyLongmans, Green, and Company, 1895 - 183 pages |
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... Tories were emphatic in their repudia- tion of the whole theory of democracy , either as an ideal for the future or as the tradition of the past . The House of Commons , in their opinion , never did , never could , and never ought to ...
... Tories were emphatic in their repudia- tion of the whole theory of democracy , either as an ideal for the future or as the tradition of the past . The House of Commons , in their opinion , never did , never could , and never ought to ...
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... Tories . On this point , at least , the whole governing class was at one , that representation of the people did not and ought not to imply the representation of numerical preponderance . On the other hand they believed that , in a ...
... Tories . On this point , at least , the whole governing class was at one , that representation of the people did not and ought not to imply the representation of numerical preponderance . On the other hand they believed that , in a ...
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... Tories , on the one hand , the system , exactly as it was , was as good as a system possibly could be ; it was ' our present happy constitution - the happiest , the best , and the most noble constitution in the world , and I do not ...
... Tories , on the one hand , the system , exactly as it was , was as good as a system possibly could be ; it was ' our present happy constitution - the happiest , the best , and the most noble constitution in the world , and I do not ...
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... Tory government by members of more indepen- dent , perhaps of more whiggish views . But never for one moment did the Whig ministry intend to alter the essential character of the House . In the changes they introduced they were bound ...
... Tory government by members of more indepen- dent , perhaps of more whiggish views . But never for one moment did the Whig ministry intend to alter the essential character of the House . In the changes they introduced they were bound ...
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... Tories , ' says Place , ' knew well that the division of counties and the 19th and 20th clauses would give a great preponderance to the rich landowners and the same may be said of property in general 42 THE FURTHER TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY.
... Tories , ' says Place , ' knew well that the division of counties and the 19th and 20th clauses would give a great preponderance to the rich landowners and the same may be said of property in general 42 THE FURTHER TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY.
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