The Principle of Official Independence with Particular Reference to the Political History of Canada (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Principle of Official Independence With Particular Reference to the Political History of Canada This book is an attempt to analyse the conception of independence in the modern state -pan idea which, though it finds expression in a multitude of practical forms, has been ignored by the majority of writers on politics. In order to make the discussion more concrete, I have thought it wiser to confine myself to Canadian government, and have only enlarged this sphere when comparison with some other country demanded it. While writing those chapters dealing with the officials of the Canadian state, I have often feared that the text might not accurately portray the actual conditions which exist - a fear based largely on the method of analysis that has been used in discovering the position and powers which the officials occupy and exercise. A quotation from Mr. G. K. Chesterton may make this point more clear: "It is the one great weakness of journalism as a picture of our modern existence, that it must be a picture made up entirely of exceptions. We announce on flaring posters that a man has fallen off a scaffolding. We do not announce on flaring posters that a man has not fallen off a scaffolding. ... That a man has not fallen off a scaffolding is really more sensational, and it is also some thousand times more common. But journalism cannot reason¬ably be expected thus to insist upon the permanent miracles. Busy editors cannot be expected to put on their posters Mr. Wilkinson Still Safe' or ' Mr. Jones, of Worthing, Not Dead Yet.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.