Excerpt from Two Speeches on the Union of the Provinces One more objection which comes from an opposite quarter to the last, is that our plan is too stringently conservative. Well, gentlemen, I can but say to that - if it be so - that it is a good fault, which we may safely leave to the' popular elements of our state of society to correct in time. It was remarked long ago 'by Lord bolingbroke, and a greater than boling broke has called it a profound remark - that it is easier to graft anything of a republic on a monarchy, ...
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Excerpt from Two Speeches on the Union of the Provinces One more objection which comes from an opposite quarter to the last, is that our plan is too stringently conservative. Well, gentlemen, I can but say to that - if it be so - that it is a good fault, which we may safely leave to the' popular elements of our state of society to correct in time. It was remarked long ago 'by Lord bolingbroke, and a greater than boling broke has called it a profound remark - that it is easier to graft anything of a republic on a monarchy, than anything Of pmonarchy on a republic. It is always easy in our society to extend democratic in fluence and democratic authority; but it is not always possible, it is very seldom possi ble, ever to get anything back that is once yielded up to 'd.emocracy (hear, hear.) If, therefore, our plan should seem at first sight somewhat too conservative - I repeat my own opinion, that it is a good fault, and the remedy may Safely be left to time. SO much for what lawyers call the general issue. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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