Excerpt from Europe After the Congress of Aix-La-Chapelle: Forming the Sequel to the Congress of Vienna The posthumous work of Madame de Stael, like this of M. De Pradt, contains an elaborate eulogium of England, and of her constitution; her indulgent critic retrenches from it but a single epithet; he is not sure that the constitution of which she speaks can be called the actual constitution of England Cir cumstances have much changed it. I see frequent suspensions of the habeas corpus act; the system of spies openly ...
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Excerpt from Europe After the Congress of Aix-La-Chapelle: Forming the Sequel to the Congress of Vienna The posthumous work of Madame de Stael, like this of M. De Pradt, contains an elaborate eulogium of England, and of her constitution; her indulgent critic retrenches from it but a single epithet; he is not sure that the constitution of which she speaks can be called the actual constitution of England Cir cumstances have much changed it. I see frequent suspensions of the habeas corpus act; the system of spies openly avowed, as a legitimate instrument of government; the alien bill perpetually renewed; retro active, and consequently unjust, measures, adopted to secure its execution. I see the Opposition feeble; elections becoming every day more openly corrupt; the traffic for seats in parliament ceasing to be scan dalous, so regular is the operation, and their current price so accurately defined; and, were it not for the press, which survives, thanks to the habit and tradi tion of a secular liberty, I should be ready to exclaim, in speaking of this constitution, which excited the envy of Voltaire, and the admiration of Montesquieu. 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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