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so:text All power which is exercised, not according to known rules, but according to discretion, is arbitrary power; and "arbitrary power" has become a synonym for tyranny. Whilst, therefore, it is essential to the public interest that each branch of the legislature should possess the privileges which are necessary for the efficient exercise of its duties, it is also expedient that such privileges should be defined and limited by law. (en)
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so:description Principles of Government: Or Meditations in Exile (1856) (en)
so:description Chapter VIII. On the Privileges and Functions of the Legislature (en)
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