“ In place of the King’s arbitrary despotism they proposed, not the withering anarchy of feudal separatism, but a system of checks and balances which would accord the monarchy its necessary strength, but would prevent its perversion by a tyrant or a fool. ”
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples (1956). copy citation
Author | Winston Churchill |
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Source | A History of the English-Speaking Peoples |
Topic | democracy despotism balance |
Date | 1956 |
Language | English |
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