It is the habit both of English and American writers to speak of the constitution of Great Britain as if it were ‘writ in water,’ because nothing but the will of Parliament stands between it and revolutionary change.
Wilson critiques the flexibility of the British constitution compared to the American one, highlighting its reliance on parliamentary will.
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The reviewing authority should suspend the whole of a sentence when it appears to him that such action will promote the discipline of his command.
No provision is made in the resolution for the preservation of any proportionate strength in the combatant corps of the Army.
Very little reflection would lead any one to conclude that the measure would not furnish in any substantial degree the relief sought by the producers of most of the staple commodities which it covers.
The soundness of the principle embodied in Section io seems generally to be admitted.
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