The Monarchy According to the Charter (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Monarchy According to the CharterNeed I prove by examples that men in place have the right of discussing in this form maf ters of State P Examples are abundant, I should find several in France, and England furnishes a long series.' From Bolingbroke to Burke, I ceuld cite a great number of Lords, of Mem bers of the House of Commons, and Members of the Privy Council, who have written ori po litics, ' and in direct'opposition to the Minister of the day.And shall it be said, that, if France appear to me to'be menaced with new misfortunes if the legitimate Monarchy is in danger, I must be silent because I em a Privy Councellor and Peer! Ou the contrary, it is my duty to point out the danger, to fire the signal of distress, and to call foi'helpf 'for this reason I have, for the first time iri my life, effixed my titles to my name, in order to announce my duties, and to add, if I can, to this work, the weight bf my political rank.These duties are the more imperious, since individfial liberty and the liberty of the press are suspended. Who dares - who can speak?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.