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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... will they even abandon their claim to a stiff upper lip ? We read with revulsion about those countries where the worship of mediocre individuals the Ceauşescu dynasty in Romania - - comes to mind has become even more of an I.
... will they even abandon their claim to a stiff upper lip ? We read with revulsion about those countries where the worship of mediocre individuals the Ceauşescu dynasty in Romania - - comes to mind has become even more of an I.
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... claim that it has ' no real power ' . One never quite knows what ' real ' is intended to mean here , but the conventions of the False Issue lead one to guess that the word is doing duty for ' formal ' . Thus is the red herring ...
... claim that it has ' no real power ' . One never quite knows what ' real ' is intended to mean here , but the conventions of the False Issue lead one to guess that the word is doing duty for ' formal ' . Thus is the red herring ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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