Jean Louis de Lolme (1740–1806)

"To all who have read the celebrated work of M De Lolme, it must be evident that he has more truly written an account of our Government and Institutions as they are at the present day, than when he wrote for at that period; there did not exist to the same extent as at present the diffusion of knowledge among the people, the freedom of speech, and of the press, the religious and civil liberty, the independence of Parliament, and the justice of the tribunals which he so energetically applauds." source=bookclip">The Constitution of England, Or, An Account of the English Government In which it is Compared Both with the Republican Form of Government and the Other Monarchies in Europe By Jean Louis de Lolme, Preface by John Macgregor, Editor.… (plus d'informations)