 The people of England regards itself as free; but it is grossly mistaken; it is free only during the election of members of parliament. As soon as they are elected, slavery overtakes it, and it is nothing.  Contemporary France - Página 75por Gabriel Hanotaux - 1903Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Sir George Cornewall Lewis - 1832 - 312 páginas
...is not a law. The English people imagines that it is free, but it is much mistaken ; it is free only during the election of members of Parliament : as soon as they are elected, it is enslaved, it is nothing." * These remarks, though mixed up with erroneous notions on the subject of... | |
 | 1833 - 578 páginas
...English people ' imagines,' he says, ' that it is free, but it is much mistaken : it ' is free only during the election of members of parliament : as ' soon as they are elected, it is enslaved ; it is nothing.' This ridiculous statement proceeds on the supposition, that the electors... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1833 - 590 páginas
...English people ' imagines,' he says, ' that it is free, but it is much mistaken : it ' is free only during the election of members of parliament : as ' soon as they are elected, it is enslaved ; it is nothing.' This ridiculous statement proceeds on the supposition, that the electors... | |
 | Mallet du Pan (M., Jacques) - 1852 - 510 páginas
...from. " ' The English nation,' says Rousseau, ' thinks itself free; it is much mistaken. It is so only during the election of members of Parliament. As soon as they are elected, it is enslaved—it is nothing. The absurd notion of representatives is modern ; it comes to us from the... | |
 | David Urquhart - 1855 - 176 páginas
...is right. * " The English people imagines that it is free, but it is much mistaken ; it is free only during the election of members of Parliament : as soon as they are elected, it is enslaved, it is nothing." — JBousseau, IX.— STANDARD OF VALUE* " The country is exposed to perpetual... | |
 | David Urquhart - 1856 - 376 páginas
...is right. * " The English people imagines that it is free, but it is much mistaken ; it is free only during the election of members of Parliament : as soon as they are elected, it is enslaved, it is nothing." — Bousseaa. IX.— STANDARD OP VALUE* " The country is exposed to perpetual... | |
 | David Urquhart - 1856 - 382 páginas
...is right. * " The English people imagines that it is free, but it is much mistaken ; it is free only during the election of members of Parliament : as soon as they are elected, it is enslaved, it is nothing." — Rousseau. IX.— STANDARD OF VALUE* " The country is exposed to perpetual... | |
 | 1901 - 344 páginas
...is not a law. The English nation thinks that it is free, but is greatly mistaken, for it is so only during the election of members of Parliament; as soon as they are elected, it is enslaved and counts for nothing. The use which it makes of the brief moments of freedom renders the... | |
 | 1901 - 352 páginas
...not a law/- /The English nation thinks that it is free, but is greatlyf mistaken, for it is so only during the election of members of Parliament ; as soon as they are elected, it is enslaved and counts for nothing. / The use which it makes of the brief moments of freedom renders the... | |
 | Francis William Coker - 1914 - 618 páginas
...is not a law. The English nation thinks that it is free, but is greatly mistaken, for it is so only during the election of members of Parliament; as soon as they are elected, it is enslaved and counts for nothing. The use which it makes of the brief moments of freedom renders the... | |
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