Burke's Speeches and Letters on American AffairsJ.M. Dent, 1961 - 295 pagina's |
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Pagina 131
... civil advantages , so we must sacrifice some civil liberties for the advantages to be derived from the com- munion and fellowship of a great empire . But in all fair dealings the thing bought must bear some proportion to the purchase ...
... civil advantages , so we must sacrifice some civil liberties for the advantages to be derived from the com- munion and fellowship of a great empire . But in all fair dealings the thing bought must bear some proportion to the purchase ...
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... Civil wars strike deepest of all into the manners of the people . They vitiate their politics , they corrupt their morals , they pervert even the natural taste and relish of equity and justice . By teaching us to consider our fellow ...
... Civil wars strike deepest of all into the manners of the people . They vitiate their politics , they corrupt their morals , they pervert even the natural taste and relish of equity and justice . By teaching us to consider our fellow ...
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... Civil freedom , gentlemen , is not , as many have en- deavoured to persuade you , a thing that lies hid in the depth of abstruse science . It is a blessing and a benefit , not an abstract speculation ; and all the just reasoning that ...
... Civil freedom , gentlemen , is not , as many have en- deavoured to persuade you , a thing that lies hid in the depth of abstruse science . It is a blessing and a benefit , not an abstract speculation ; and all the just reasoning that ...
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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