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English Constitution, and Other Political Essays (Classic Reprint) by Walter. Bagehot (2016, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN-101334752796
ISBN-139781334752797
eBay Product ID (ePID)235384442
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Book TitleEnglish Constitution, and Other Political Essays (Classic Reprint)
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicHistory & Theory, General
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorWalter. Bagehot
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Weight17.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
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SynopsisExcerpt from The English Constitution, and Other Political Essays There is a great difficulty in the way of a writer who attempts to sketch a living Constitution - a Constitution that is in actual work and power. The difficulty is that the object i in constant change. An historical writer does not feel this difficulty: he deals only with the past; he can say definitely, the Constitution worked in such and such a manner in the year at which he begins, and in a manner in such and such respects different in the year at which he ends; he begins with a definite point of time and ends with one also. But a. Contemporary writer who tries to paint what is before him is puzzled and perplexed; what he sees is changing daily. He must paint it as it stood at some one time, or else he will be putting side by side in his representations things which never were con temporaneous in reality. The difficulty is the greater because a writer who deals with a living governmentviii introduction TO the second edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Excerpt from The English Constitution, and Other Political Essays The best plan in such a case Is, I think, to keep the original sketch in all essentials as it was at first written. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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