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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... least so far as the defence of the realm goes , by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force and any number of royally- commissioned regiments . No letter or parcel may be sent without a royal endorsement in the form of a Queen's head ...
... least so far as the defence of the realm goes , by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force and any number of royally- commissioned regiments . No letter or parcel may be sent without a royal endorsement in the form of a Queen's head ...
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... least as likely as a bad president even given the caprice of random selection by the hereditary principle . But if we take the most obvious parallel or com- parison , which is that of the United States , what do we find ? We find that ...
... least as likely as a bad president even given the caprice of random selection by the hereditary principle . But if we take the most obvious parallel or com- parison , which is that of the United States , what do we find ? We find that ...
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... word . But its implications were less so . At least Hobbes and Locke could ply their trade in the relatively sane interlude between the slavishness of divine right and the prestidigitation of Bagehot and his emulators . 36.
... word . But its implications were less so . At least Hobbes and Locke could ply their trade in the relatively sane interlude between the slavishness of divine right and the prestidigitation of Bagehot and his emulators . 36.
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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