The Elements of Politics

Henry Sidgwick

Chapter 3, Footnote #02
Reason for the qualification


This qualification is indispensable, because, as I shall hereafter explain, I regard it as a normal part of the duty of the Legislative and Judicial organs of government to prevent encroachments by the Executive organ on the constitutional rights of private persons:---the Executive being ordinarily, by the nature of its functions, under the strongest temptation to such encroachments.


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