Burke's Speeches and Letters on American AffairsJ.M. Dent, 1911 - 295 pagina's |
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Pagina 14
... depend . ' " " Here , Sir , is a canonical book of ministerial scripture ; the general epistle to the Americans . What does the gentleman say to it ? Here a repeal is promised , promised without condition , and while your authority was ...
... depend . ' " " Here , Sir , is a canonical book of ministerial scripture ; the general epistle to the Americans . What does the gentleman say to it ? Here a repeal is promised , promised without condition , and while your authority was ...
Pagina 17
... depend . " After this letter , the question is no more on pro- priety or dignity . They are gone already . The faith of your sovereign is pledged for the political principle . The general declaration in the letter goes to the whole of ...
... depend . " After this letter , the question is no more on pro- priety or dignity . They are gone already . The faith of your sovereign is pledged for the political principle . The general declaration in the letter goes to the whole of ...
Pagina 19
... depend . " A wise and just motive surely , if ever there was such . But the mischief and dishonour is that you have not done what you had given the colonies just cause to expect , when your ministers disclaimed the idea of taxes for a ...
... depend . " A wise and just motive surely , if ever there was such . But the mischief and dishonour is that you have not done what you had given the colonies just cause to expect , when your ministers disclaimed the idea of taxes for a ...
Pagina 76
... depend- ing , which strongly engages their hopes and fears , should be somewhat inclined to superstition . As I came into the House full of anxiety about the event of my motion , I found , to my infinite surprise , that the grand penal ...
... depend- ing , which strongly engages their hopes and fears , should be somewhat inclined to superstition . As I came into the House full of anxiety about the event of my motion , I found , to my infinite surprise , that the grand penal ...
Pagina 80
... depend on the jurid- ical determination of perplexing questions or the precise marking the shadowy boundaries of a complex govern- ment . It is simple peace , sought in its natural course , and in its ordinary haunts - it is peace ...
... depend on the jurid- ical determination of perplexing questions or the precise marking the shadowy boundaries of a complex govern- ment . It is simple peace , sought in its natural course , and in its ordinary haunts - it is peace ...
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