The Government of England (Vol. I)

The Government of England (Vol. I)

The Government of England (Vol. I)Measured by the standards of duration, absence of violent commotions, maintenance of...
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Author: Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence),1856-1943
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The Government of England (Vol. I)

The Government of England (Vol. I)

$19.99 $9.99

The Government of England (Vol. I)

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence),1856-1943
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Government of England (Vol. I)

Measured by the standards of duration, absence of violent commotions, maintenance of law and order, general prosperity and contentment of the people, and by the extent of its influence on the institutions and political thought of other lands, the English government has been one of the most remarkable the world has ever known. An attempt, therefore, to study it at any salient epoch cannot be valueless; and the present is a salient epoch, for the nation has now enjoyed something very near to manhood suffrage in the boroughs for forty years, and throughout the country more than twenty years, a period long enough for democracy to produce its primary if not its ultimate effects. Moreover, England has one of the most interesting of popular governments, because it has had a free development, little hampered by rigid constitutional devices. It is an organism constantly adapting itself to its environment, and hence in full harmony with national conditions. An endeavour has been made in these volumes to portray the present form of that organism and the forces which maintain its equilibrium. In preparing a study of this kind one feels the need of limiting its scope, by reducing the denominator as Arthur Helps remarked. Hence the work covers only the English government as it stands to-day; and further, only those institutions, national and local, that have a general bearing. The British Constitution is full of exceptions, of local customs and special acts with which town clerks must be familiar. They fill the path of these men with pitfalls, but they do not affect seriously the general principles of the government, and no attempt is made to describe them here. Even the institutions of Scotland and Ireland, [vi]interesting as they are in themselves, have been referred to only so far as they relate to the national government or throw light upon its working. Even so limited, the subject is not without difficulties. The forces to be studied do not lie upon the surface, and some of them are not described in any document or found in any treatise. They can be learned only from men connected with the machinery of public life. A student must, therefore, rely largely upon conversations which he can use but cannot cite as authorities, and the soundness of his conclusions must be measured less by his references in footnotes than by the judgment of the small portion of the public that knows at first-hand the things whereof he speaks. The precise effect of the various forces at work must be a matter of opinion on which well-informed people may differ, and the writer has drawn the picture as it appeared to him. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Author: Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence)
Release Date: Nov 28, 2010
Format: eBook
Language: English

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