On the record
The English Premier being appointed by the selection, and being removable at the pleasure, of the preponderant Legislative Assembly, is sure to be able to rely on that Assembly.
Said by
Walter Bagehot
Source
gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The English Premier being appointed by the selection, and being removable at the pleasure, of the preponderant…”
Editor's note · Context
Bagehot explains the relationship between the English Premier and the Legislative Assembly, emphasizing accountability.
Share
More from Walter Bagehot
They are above corruption because they are the corruptors.
He gave an excellent moral example to his contemporaries, but he is an instance of those whose good dies with them, while their evil lives after them.
They have given what I may call a CONFIDENCE IN THE UNIVERSE.
Perhaps such powers as these are what a wise man would most seek to exercise and least fear to possess.
Other voices in this conversation
