From 1800 to 1900The wonderful story of the century; its progress and achievements .. . that it is a country whichprides itself upon its freedom, and which once in seven years elects repre-sentatives from its population to act as the guardians and preservers of thatfreedom—would be anxious and curious to see how that representation isformed, and how the people choose their representatives. Such a person would be very much astonished if he were taken to a ruined mound and told that that mound sent two representatives to Parlia- „. ,, ment ; if he were taken to a stone wall and told that these r
From 1800 to 1900The wonderful story of the century; its progress and achievements .. . that it is a country whichprides itself upon its freedom, and which once in seven years elects repre-sentatives from its population to act as the guardians and preservers of thatfreedom—would be anxious and curious to see how that representation isformed, and how the people choose their representatives. Such a person would be very much astonished if he were taken to a ruined mound and told that that mound sent two representatives to Parlia- „. ,, ment ; if he were taken to a stone wall and told that these rented by niches in it sent two representatives to Parliament ; if he were Lord John taken to a park, where no houses were to be seen and toldRussell 111 • of r> . that that park sent two representatives to Parliament, but he would be still more astonished if he were to see large and opulent towns,full of enterprise and industry and intelligence, containing vast magazinesof every species of manufacture, and were then told that these towns sentno representatives to Parliament. RUDYARD KIPLING T. i AIM-: A CON AN I )\ I I
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