Dissertations and Discussions: Political, Philosophical, and Historical, Volume 4William V. Spencer, 1867 - 455 páginas |
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... less of clamorous demonstration in its behalf , is felt by the leaders of all parties , and all sections of opinion , to be a political necessity . A constitutional reform brought forward in such cir- cumstances , - welcomed by a sort ...
... less of clamorous demonstration in its behalf , is felt by the leaders of all parties , and all sections of opinion , to be a political necessity . A constitutional reform brought forward in such cir- cumstances , - welcomed by a sort ...
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... less truth or plausibility , be traced to defects in institutions or in the social sys- tem . Yet at none of these times had any proposal of a further Parliamentary Reform the smallest chance of success ; while now , every party in the ...
... less truth or plausibility , be traced to defects in institutions or in the social sys- tem . Yet at none of these times had any proposal of a further Parliamentary Reform the smallest chance of success ; while now , every party in the ...
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... less of clamorous demonstration in its behalf , is felt by the leaders of all parties , and all sections of opinion , to be a political necessity . A constitutional reform brought forward in such cir- cumstances , - welcomed by a sort ...
... less of clamorous demonstration in its behalf , is felt by the leaders of all parties , and all sections of opinion , to be a political necessity . A constitutional reform brought forward in such cir- cumstances , - welcomed by a sort ...
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... less than these no Reformer ought to be even temporarily satis- fied . Now , in a good half - measure of Reform , there are at least two essential requisites . In the first place , it should be aimed at the really worst features of the ...
... less than these no Reformer ought to be even temporarily satis- fied . Now , in a good half - measure of Reform , there are at least two essential requisites . In the first place , it should be aimed at the really worst features of the ...
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... less than the complete political extinction of the rural dis- tricts . Except in the few places where there is still a yeomanry , as in Cumberland , Westmoreland , and in some degree North Yorkshire and Kent , there exists in the ...
... less than the complete political extinction of the rural dis- tricts . Except in the few places where there is still a yeomanry , as in Cumberland , Westmoreland , and in some degree North Yorkshire and Kent , there exists in the ...
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