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... whole is not , I believe , benefited by them one groat . • [ p . 47 ] To say the Parliament is absolute and arbitrary is a contradiction . The Parliament cannot make 2 and 2 , 5 : Omnipotency cannot do it . The supreme power in a state ...
... whole is not , I believe , benefited by them one groat . • [ p . 47 ] To say the Parliament is absolute and arbitrary is a contradiction . The Parliament cannot make 2 and 2 , 5 : Omnipotency cannot do it . The supreme power in a state ...
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... whole British dominions . To the King is intrusted the direction and manage- ment of the great machine of government . He therefore is fittest to adjust the different wheels and to regulate their motions in such a manner as to co ...
... whole British dominions . To the King is intrusted the direction and manage- ment of the great machine of government . He therefore is fittest to adjust the different wheels and to regulate their motions in such a manner as to co ...
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... whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority , then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice - President ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole ...
... whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority , then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice - President ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
The Western Problem 176388 | xix |
The Crisis 17726 | xxxiii |
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