Bryce’s Bible: Why Did It Impress the Australian Founders?
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When the framers of the Australian Constitution convened in 1897–98 to compose the instrument under which the country is still governed, they were under the sway of one book above all others. Widely read as they were, and multifarious as were the sources of their quotations, one source was referred to more than any other. According to the clerk of the convention it lay on the table during their deliberations for ease of consultation, and has been referred to as their bible. It therefore had a great influence on the shape of the Constitution. The book was The American Commonwealth by James Bryce, a law academic who was also a member of the British Parliament.
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