The Quarterly Review, Volumes 272-273William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1939 |
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Page 108
... plebiscite decides a specific question ad hoc and pro hac vice . Nor is this all , for a referendum is usually held on some step about to be taken , whereas a plebiscite is generally to ratify a fait accompli . It may , perhaps , also ...
... plebiscite decides a specific question ad hoc and pro hac vice . Nor is this all , for a referendum is usually held on some step about to be taken , whereas a plebiscite is generally to ratify a fait accompli . It may , perhaps , also ...
Page 116
... plebiscite ; he knew too much about both plebiscites and Austrians . The story goes that in some remote village in the Tyrol a heavy fall of snow cut the inhabitants off from contact with the outside world for a few days , and the ...
... plebiscite ; he knew too much about both plebiscites and Austrians . The story goes that in some remote village in the Tyrol a heavy fall of snow cut the inhabitants off from contact with the outside world for a few days , and the ...
Page 118
... plebiscite a blank cheque is given to a man or a group of men , and there is no opportunity of going back on the verdict . In effect , it is generally little more than a sop to Cerberus on the part of those who hold democracy in the ...
... plebiscite a blank cheque is given to a man or a group of men , and there is no opportunity of going back on the verdict . In effect , it is generally little more than a sop to Cerberus on the part of those who hold democracy in the ...
Contents
ART No 537 JULY | 1 |
Tradition and Change | 2 |
Mining Legislation and Mines Inspection | 3 |
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