The Development of Parliament During the Nineteenth CenturyLongmans, Green, and Company, 1895 - 183 pages |
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... scope of the present work to discuss the truth of the indictment there drawn up . maintain a peace establishment , it was to secure and THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS DEMOCRACY 25 The Theory of Representative Government held by the Aristo- cracy 9.
... scope of the present work to discuss the truth of the indictment there drawn up . maintain a peace establishment , it was to secure and THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS DEMOCRACY 25 The Theory of Representative Government held by the Aristo- cracy 9.
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Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson. maintain a peace establishment , it was to secure and perpetuate their own ascendency . Why ... secure the defence of the nation ? To guarantee 1 1 Cobbett , Rural Rides , vol . i . , p . 314 , ed . 1885 . the ...
Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson. maintain a peace establishment , it was to secure and perpetuate their own ascendency . Why ... secure the defence of the nation ? To guarantee 1 1 Cobbett , Rural Rides , vol . i . , p . 314 , ed . 1885 . the ...
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... secure the posi- tion of the governing class , and to fill their pockets with gold . National honour ? National duty ? National necessity ? Pshaw ! These are the cloaks and disguises , the cunning machinery of fraud ! The genuine ...
... secure the posi- tion of the governing class , and to fill their pockets with gold . National honour ? National duty ? National necessity ? Pshaw ! These are the cloaks and disguises , the cunning machinery of fraud ! The genuine ...
Page 61
... franchise all householders . He hoped in this way to secure a permanent settle- ment , but without the least intention that it should be a democratic one . By insisting on the personal THE FURTHER TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY 61.
... franchise all householders . He hoped in this way to secure a permanent settle- ment , but without the least intention that it should be a democratic one . By insisting on the personal THE FURTHER TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY 61.
Page 69
... secure a distinct voice in the State for particular interests and classes might be in itself a wise and laudable aim ; but to determine who was to be favoured , and with what proportion of influence and weight , was a task beyond the ...
... secure a distinct voice in the State for particular interests and classes might be in itself a wise and laudable aim ; but to determine who was to be favoured , and with what proportion of influence and weight , was a task beyond the ...
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