Legislatures

Examples

• The councils, which, in the colony legislatures, correspond to the house of lords in Great Britain, are not composed of a hereditary nobility. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• And if corporations have been slow to adopt such merciful devices, legislatures have stepped in to help the matter. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Would not our legislatures be cut up into antagonistic parties, would not the conflicts of the nation be concentrated into one heated hall? Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• The cynical indifference of legislatures and the hypocrisy of the dominant parties were all that politics had to offer. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• The real preparation for a creative statesmanship lies deeper than parties and legislatures. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• This was intended for use in Congress and the State Legislatures, and to take the place of the slow process of calling the roll on any vote. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Let no one then confuse the Interessenvertrag with those existing legislatures which are secret Chambers of Special Privilege. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.

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