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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... argue then than it would be to argue now that the King was ' simply ' a peacemaker between factions and the patron of national consensus . Never mind the prejudices or preferences that were served by each intervention . The problem lies ...
... argue then than it would be to argue now that the King was ' simply ' a peacemaker between factions and the patron of national consensus . Never mind the prejudices or preferences that were served by each intervention . The problem lies ...
Síða 36
... argue what kind of kingship was preferable , there was more debate and disputation than there is now . Locke , for ... argument , since he was a partisan of the Glorious Revolution and the enthronement of William and Mary . His case ...
... argue what kind of kingship was preferable , there was more debate and disputation than there is now . Locke , for ... argument , since he was a partisan of the Glorious Revolution and the enthronement of William and Mary . His case ...
Síða 39
... argue at the outset , there is a slightly sinister resemblance between the vicarious and re- demptive duties that we ... argument from credulity should be spared us - that he has used such power as he had enjoyed to restrain his ...
... argue at the outset , there is a slightly sinister resemblance between the vicarious and re- demptive duties that we ... argument from credulity should be spared us - that he has used such power as he had enjoyed to restrain his ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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