The Constitution of England

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the constitution of england natural law and enlightenment classics Knud Haakonssen General Editor uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu natural law and enlightenment classics The Constitution of England; Or, An Account of the English Government Jean Louis De Lolme Edited and with an Introduction by David Lieberman liberty fund Indianapolis This book is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., a foundation established to encourage study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. The cuneiform inscription that serves as our logo and as the design motif for our endpapers is the earliest-known written appearance of the word “freedom” (amagi), or “liberty.” It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 b.c. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash. Introduction, annotations, bibliography, index 䉷 2007 by Liberty Fund, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America c 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Frontispiece: Line engraving of Jean Louis De Lolme, by Heath, after Stoddart, published 1784. Reproduced by permission of the National Portrait Gallery, London. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lolme, Jean Louis de, 1740–1806. [Constitution de l’Angleterre. English] The Constitution of England; or, An account of the English government/ Jean Louis DeLolme; edited and with an introduction by David Lieberman. p. cm.—(Natural law and enlightenment classics) Translation of: Constitution de l’Angleterre. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-86597-464-7 (hc: alk. paper) isbn 978-0-86597-465-4 (pbk: alk. paper) 1. Constitutional history—Great Britain. 2. Constitutional law—Great Britain. 3. Great Britain—Politics and government. I. Lieberman, David. II. Title. III. Title: Account of the English government. kd3934.l636 2007 342.4202—dc22 2007013521 liberty fund, inc. 8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-1684 ...