The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes, Volum 8William Durell, 1811 |
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Pàgina 66
... authority can depose him . Here , however , the patrons of opposition are in some perplexity . They are forced to confess , that by a train of precedents sufficient to establish a custom of parlia- ment , the house of commons has ...
... authority can depose him . Here , however , the patrons of opposition are in some perplexity . They are forced to confess , that by a train of precedents sufficient to establish a custom of parlia- ment , the house of commons has ...
Pàgina 67
... authority , can be neither directed nor restrained , its own resolutions must be its laws , at least , if there is no antecedent decision of the whole legislature . - This privilege , not confirmed by any written law or positive compact ...
... authority , can be neither directed nor restrained , its own resolutions must be its laws , at least , if there is no antecedent decision of the whole legislature . - This privilege , not confirmed by any written law or positive compact ...
Pàgina 68
... authority was constituted by itself . The power exer- cised by the house of commons is of this kind , a power rooted in the principles of government , and branched out by occasional practice ; a power which necessity made just , and ...
... authority was constituted by itself . The power exer- cised by the house of commons is of this kind , a power rooted in the principles of government , and branched out by occasional practice ; a power which necessity made just , and ...
Pàgina 71
... authority implies obedience . To suppose in one the right to command what another has the right to refuse , is absurd and contradictory . A state so constituted must rest for ever in motionless equipoise , with equal attractions of con ...
... authority implies obedience . To suppose in one the right to command what another has the right to refuse , is absurd and contradictory . A state so constituted must rest for ever in motionless equipoise , with equal attractions of con ...
Pàgina 76
... authority . The com- mons , it is well known , think not worse of themselves or others for their offices of profit ; yet profit implies temptation , and may expose a representative to the sus- picion of his constituents ; though if they ...
... authority . The com- mons , it is well known , think not worse of themselves or others for their offices of profit ; yet profit implies temptation , and may expose a representative to the sus- picion of his constituents ; though if they ...
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