Martin Loughlin > Quotes

“State, nation, and citizen are three essentially modern concepts and none of them easily fits the British experience.”
― Martin Loughlin, The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction

“British constitutional practice works by holding governmental institutions and practices in a relationship of mutual tension.”
― Martin Loughlin, The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction

“State, nation, and citizen are three essentially modern concepts and non of them easily fits the British experience.”
― Martin Loughlin, The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction

“We can finally offer an answer to the question: does Britain possess a constitution? The answer is that the traditional idea of a constitution which the British have long celebrated has become so corroded that it no longer provides a coherent account of the nature of British government”
― Martin Loughlin, The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction

“If someone throws herself off a tall building, it may make sense to employ Newtonian physics in order to explain her immediate prospects. But it is also quite obvious that this explanation fails to address other important questions which we may wish to ask about that person's life and fate.”
― Martin Loughlin, Sword and Scales: An Examination of the Relationship between Law and Politics