History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe, Volume 20H.G. Bohn, 1861 - 538 pages |
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... individual dependence of territorial property ; Thirdly , the stationary con- dition of territorial wealth . - Why the system of beneficiary pro perty , that is to say , the feudal system , was necessary to the formation of modern ...
... individual dependence of territorial property ; Thirdly , the stationary con- dition of territorial wealth . - Why the system of beneficiary pro perty , that is to say , the feudal system , was necessary to the formation of modern ...
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... individual sovereignty . Theories of writers who attempt to reconcile the principle of representation with that of individual sovereignty . -Erroneousness of the idea that the sovereignty belongs to the majority . True idea of ...
... individual sovereignty . Theories of writers who attempt to reconcile the principle of representation with that of individual sovereignty . -Erroneousness of the idea that the sovereignty belongs to the majority . True idea of ...
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... individual , confused , obscure . A multitude of principles and forces , mingling and acting ( as it were ) by chance , were engaged in conflict to resolve a question of which men were com- pletely ignorant , and the secret of which God ...
... individual , confused , obscure . A multitude of principles and forces , mingling and acting ( as it were ) by chance , were engaged in conflict to resolve a question of which men were com- pletely ignorant , and the secret of which God ...
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... individual , above twelve years of age , was obliged to enrol himself in a certain association , which he could not abandon without the permission of the chief . A stranger might not remain for more than two days with a friend , unless ...
... individual , above twelve years of age , was obliged to enrol himself in a certain association , which he could not abandon without the permission of the chief . A stranger might not remain for more than two days with a friend , unless ...
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... individual votes , but rather by a tacit consent given to the personal influence of certain men . Sometimes , however , to repair long disorders , and destroy the injurious consequences of this influence , the central authority ...
... individual votes , but rather by a tacit consent given to the personal influence of certain men . Sometimes , however , to repair long disorders , and destroy the injurious consequences of this influence , the central authority ...
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Page 366 - I. Edward, by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Guyan, to all those that these present letters shall hear or see, greeting. Know ye that we to the honour of God and of holy Church, and to the profit of our realm, have granted for us and our heirs, that the Charter of Liberties and the Charter of the Forest, which were made by common assent of all the realm, in the time of King Henry our father, shall be kept in every point without breach.