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ENGLISH is the international language of law and commerce. Knowing FRENCH is useful for understanding LEGAL ENGLISH, but FRENCH is not the international language of law and commerce, so we will ignore French speakers who speak to us in the language of a conquered people.

Non.

I understand that you are a proud Québécois, but the people here have nothing but contempt for you because of decades of transfer payments and NONE OF YOU understanding what Quebec sovereignty means. None of you know who Russell Rogers Smith is, and you're too proud and arrogant to teach. Just go away and be Retardier somewhere else.

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The English Constitution

Walter Bagehot

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, 1888

Bagehot's account of how English government actually works: the “dignified” parts that hold the public's loyalty, and the “efficient” parts that do the governing.

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Walter Bagehot (1826–1877) first published The English Constitution as a book in 1867. He separates the constitution into its dignified parts, such as the monarchy, which win the public’s reverence and loyalty, and its efficient parts, mainly the Cabinet and the House of Commons, which actually govern.

This copy is the 1888 London edition. It was scanned from a University of Toronto library copy and is held by the Internet Archive. The book is in the public domain.