The MonarchyChatto & Windus, 1990 - 42 síður Part of a series, this book submits a proposal for the admission of republican principles into the national debate. The author examines the Royals as a national fetish that encourages servile but also snobbish attitudes. He calls for constitutional and political reform. |
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... appeal to think of ' news ' as part drama , part sensation and part entertainment ( like the fanfares from the telescreen in Orwell's dysto- pia ) but we are won over to give it another chance . What is being heralded by this racket ...
... appeal to think of ' news ' as part drama , part sensation and part entertainment ( like the fanfares from the telescreen in Orwell's dysto- pia ) but we are won over to give it another chance . What is being heralded by this racket ...
Síða 14
... appeals to diffuse feeling , and Republics weak because they appeal to the understanding . A secret prerogative is an anomaly – perhaps the greatest of anomalies . That secrecy is , however , essential to the utility of English royalty ...
... appeals to diffuse feeling , and Republics weak because they appeal to the understanding . A secret prerogative is an anomaly – perhaps the greatest of anomalies . That secrecy is , however , essential to the utility of English royalty ...
Síða 29
... appealed to the Palace . As the dis- credited general was later to note in his private journal : The King ... stated ... appeal to the country for support and would probably come back with a great majority ... The King's position would ...
... appealed to the Palace . As the dis- credited general was later to note in his private journal : The King ... stated ... appeal to the country for support and would probably come back with a great majority ... The King's position would ...
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