It is necessary that I should qualify the doctrine of its being not men, but measures, that I am determined to support. In a monarchy it is the duty of parliament to look at the men as well as at the measures.
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Some systems prioritize one over the other for practical reasons.
A lawyer is a learned gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps it himself.
The great unwashed.
Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties
The problem of cat versus bird is as old as time. If we attempt to resolve it by legislation who knows but what we may be called upon to take sides as well in …
There are no good laws but such as repeal other laws.
The King governs by Law. Let us look back to the evils we had, in order to prevent more. There was loan, and ship-money, and extremes begat extremes. The House…