The English Democracy Its Promises And Perils
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The abolition of the House of Lords by the Rump in 1649, after the execution of the King and the establishment of a republic, was in no sense an act of the democracy. Those who voted the House of Lords to be useless and dangerous were set up and maintained by the military power, and their existence from first to last depended on the will of the soldiery. When the Rump forgot the source of their power, they themselves were promptly packed about their business. The Commonwealth was by no means po...pular with the nation. It was established by military viol- ence : the power of the sword alone main- tained its supremacy. Bitterly as the Puritans cried out against the privilege and intolerance of King and Peers, the Commonwealth men were not a whit more tolerant. The English masses then preferred, as they now prefer, to be governed by 1 1 o ENGLISH DEMO CRA C Y.
gentlemen. No hatred so bitter exists as that of rival proletarians for the proletary who has gained place or position. Democracy has always de- voured her children.
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The abolition of the House of Lords by the Rump in 1649, after the execution of the King and the establishment of a republic, was in no sense an act of the democracy. Those who voted the House of Lords to be useless and dangerous were set up and maintained by the military power, and their existence from first to last depended on the will of the soldiery. When the Rump forgot the source of their power, they themselves were promptly packed about their business. The Commonwealth was by no means po...pular with the nation. It was established by military viol- ence : the power of the sword alone main- tained its supremacy. Bitterly as the Puritans cried out against the privilege and intolerance of King and Peers, the Commonwealth men were not a whit more tolerant. The English masses then preferred, as they now prefer, to be governed by 1 1 o ENGLISH DEMO CRA C Y.
gentlemen. No hatred so bitter exists as that of rival proletarians for the proletary who has gained place or position. Democracy has always de- voured her children.
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