Why England Maintains the Union: A Popular Rendering of "England's Case Against Home Rule."J. Murray, 1887 - Всего страниц: 64 |
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A. V. DICEY Act of Union advantages agrarian ALBEMARLE STREET appeal argument assembly assuredly authority British Empire British Parliament Catholics cause citizens civilisation claim Coercion Acts colonial independence confederacy conviction criminal Crown 8vo danger demand democracy difficulties dispute doubt duty Edition enforce England and Ireland ENGLISH LAW Englishmen evils existence fact failure favour federal feeling foreign form of Home France freedom German Empire give Gladstonian constitution Home Rule movement Imperial Parliament increase institutions interest Irish discontent Irish Government Irish history Irish independence Irish Land Act Irish Parliament JOHN MURRAY justice legislation legislature less maintaining the Union maintenance matter means ment misery moral National Independence nature objection opposed parliamentary policy of Home political popular possible produce proposed prosperity protection question reason reform revolution Rulers scheme Secondly secure Self-government sentiment separation supposed supremacy thing Treaty of Union United Kingdom unity Victoria VINERIAN PROFESSOR wish
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Стр. 52 - Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be : Why then should we desire to be deceived?
Стр. 44 - Act meant by its authors to be the source of such prosperity and concord as followed though slowly, upon the Union with Scotland, has not made Ireland rich, has not put an end to Irish lawlessness, has not terminated the feud between Protestants and Catholics, has not raised the position of Irish tenants, has not taken away the causes of Irish discontent, and has therefore not removed Irish disloyalty. This is the indictment which can fairly be brought against the Act of Union.
Стр. 21 - ... in the second place be just ; it must provide that each part of the United Kingdom take a fair share of Imperial burdens ; that the citizens of each part have equality of rights ; that the rights both of individuals and of minorities be safely guarded. ' It must in the third place promise finality ; it must be in the nature of a final settlement of the demands made on behalf of Ireland, and not be a mere provocation to the revival of fresh demands.
Стр. 54 - If it should turn out that after every effort to enforce just laws by just methods, our justice itself, from whatever cause, remains hateful to the mass of the Irish people — then it will be clear that the Union must, for the sake of England no less than for Ireland, come to an end. The alternative policy will then be not Home Rule but Separation.
Стр. 8 - On one point alone (it may be urged) all men of whatever party, or of whatever nation, who have seriously studied the annals of Ireland are agreed — the history of the country is a record of incessant failure on the part of the Government, and of incessant misery on the part of the people.
Стр. 34 - ... taxation without representation, then comes another question of the deepest practical interest — are we to give up the fiscal unity of the empire? I sometimes see it argued that, in giving up the fiscal unity of the empire, we should give up the unity of the empire. To that argument I do not subscribe. The unity of the empire rests upon the supremacy of Parliament and on considerations much higher than considerations merely fiscal.
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