http://larison.org/2006/09/26/against-the-factions/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:06:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://larison.org/2006/09/26/against-the-factions/#comment-4673 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:00:15 +0000 http://larison.org/2006/09/26/against-the-factions/#comment-4673 To quibble with Bolingbroke a trifle- while a mixed constitution is to be admired, the equality and independence of its constituent parts is not, and would prove (with or without the Whigs) ultimately unstable. Sovereignty, if it is to have clarity, must vest in an identifiable individual or individuals. The proper structure is thus hierarchical. To quibble with Bolingbroke a trifle- while a mixed constitution is to be admired, the equality and independence of its constituent parts is not, and would prove (with or without the Whigs) ultimately unstable. Sovereignty, if it is to have clarity, must vest in an identifiable individual or individuals. The proper structure is thus hierarchical.

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