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| '''The English Constitution Produced and Illustrated''' is an 1823 book by English ] ], explaining the unwritten constitution of ] and ]. | '''The English Constitution Produced and Illustrated''' is an 1823 book by English ] ], explaining the unwritten constitution of ] and ]. | ||
| The book was written in response to ], who |
The book was written in response to ], who, in '']'', expressed scepticism of the existence of an English constitution. | ||
| ==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
| Cartwright sent a copy of ''The English Constitution'' to ]. Jefferson wrote to Cartwright in July 1824: <blockquote> Your age of eighty-four, and mine of eighty-one years, ensure us a speedy meeting. We may then commune at leisure, and more fully, on the good and evil, which in the course of our long lives, we have both witnessed; and in the mean time, I pray you to accept assurances of my high veneration and esteem for your person and character.<ref>John W. Osborne, ''John Cartwright'' (Cambridge University Press, 1972), p. 152.</ref> </blockquote> | Cartwright sent a copy of ''The English Constitution'' to ]. Jefferson wrote to Cartwright in July 1824: <blockquote> Your age of eighty-four, and mine of eighty-one years, ensure us a speedy meeting. We may then commune at leisure, and more fully, on the good and evil, which in the course of our long lives, we have both witnessed; and in the mean time, I pray you to accept assurances of my high veneration and esteem for your person and character.<ref>John W. Osborne, ''John Cartwright'' (Cambridge University Press, 1972), p. 152.</ref> </blockquote> | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:06, 10 January 2025
The English Constitution Produced and Illustrated is an 1823 book by English Radical John Cartwright, explaining the unwritten constitution of England and Anglo-Saxon law.
The book was written in response to Thomas Paine, who, in Rights of Man, expressed scepticism of the existence of an English constitution.
Reception
Cartwright sent a copy of The English Constitution to Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson wrote to Cartwright in July 1824:
Your age of eighty-four, and mine of eighty-one years, ensure us a speedy meeting. We may then commune at leisure, and more fully, on the good and evil, which in the course of our long lives, we have both witnessed; and in the mean time, I pray you to accept assurances of my high veneration and esteem for your person and character.
See also
References
- John W. Osborne, John Cartwright (Cambridge University Press, 1972), p. 152.
External links
- The English Constitution Produced and Illustrated in archive.org