The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Latest Edition. A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 11. köideDay Otis Kellogg, Thomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith Werner, 1902 |
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Page 11
... rule . The best oligarchy is that in which a considerable number of small proprietors have the power ; here , too , the laws prevail . The worst democracy consists of a larger citizen class having leisure for politics ; and the worst ...
... rule . The best oligarchy is that in which a considerable number of small proprietors have the power ; here , too , the laws prevail . The worst democracy consists of a larger citizen class having leisure for politics ; and the worst ...
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... rule of practice . It keeps no ment , partly from a conviction t'at the second chamber record of its proceedings . The relations of an individual will moderate the democratic tendencies of the first . The minister to the cabinet , and ...
... rule of practice . It keeps no ment , partly from a conviction t'at the second chamber record of its proceedings . The relations of an individual will moderate the democratic tendencies of the first . The minister to the cabinet , and ...
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... rule that a ministry beaten at the hustings should resign at once without waiting for a formal defeat in the House ... rules which make up the law of England - the rules of practice in the courts , the local customs of a county or a ...
... rule that a ministry beaten at the hustings should resign at once without waiting for a formal defeat in the House ... rules which make up the law of England - the rules of practice in the courts , the local customs of a county or a ...
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... rule against state action adınits of many important of the subject - holding that while the state may justi- exceptions , founded on no principle less vague than that fiably endow an established church , it may not persecute of public ...
... rule against state action adınits of many important of the subject - holding that while the state may justi- exceptions , founded on no principle less vague than that fiably endow an established church , it may not persecute of public ...
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... rule , making witnesses incompetent on religious grounds , was removed by the Act enabling persons to give evidence without an oath . A few statutes making various forms of irreligion punishable still remain , but they are never ...
... rule , making witnesses incompetent on religious grounds , was removed by the Act enabling persons to give evidence without an oath . A few statutes making various forms of irreligion punishable still remain , but they are never ...
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