Speeches and Letters on American AffairsJ.M. Dent & Sons, 1961 - 295 pagina's |
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Pagina 137
... Experience is a cheat , and fact a liar , if this power in the subject of pro- portioning his grant , or of not granting at all , has not been found the richest mine of revenue ever discovered by the skill or by the fortune of man . It ...
... Experience is a cheat , and fact a liar , if this power in the subject of pro- portioning his grant , or of not granting at all , has not been found the richest mine of revenue ever discovered by the skill or by the fortune of man . It ...
Pagina 138
... experience that from remote countries it is not to be expected . If , when you attempted to extract revenue from Bengal , you were obliged to return in loan 2 what you had taken in imposition , what can you expect from North America ...
... experience that from remote countries it is not to be expected . If , when you attempted to extract revenue from Bengal , you were obliged to return in loan 2 what you had taken in imposition , what can you expect from North America ...
Pagina 167
... experience . Experience had no effect . The modes of legislative rigour were construed , not to have been errone- ous in their policy , but too limited in their extent . New severities were adopted . The fisheries of your people in ...
... experience . Experience had no effect . The modes of legislative rigour were construed , not to have been errone- ous in their policy , but too limited in their extent . New severities were adopted . The fisheries of your people in ...
Inhoudsopgave
INTRODUCTION by Canon Peter McKevitt | 1 |
SPEECH AT HIS ARRIVAL AT BRISTOL BEFORE | 64 |
ON CONCILIATION WITH THE COLONIES | 76 |
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