Burke's Speeches and Letters on American AffairsJ.M. Dent, 1911 - 295 pagina's |
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Pagina x
... justice . There were those who were for forcing the tea down the throats of the colonists . Of such he asked " Has seven years ' struggle yet been able to force them ? " Others , whilst admitting that the revenue which could be derived ...
... justice . There were those who were for forcing the tea down the throats of the colonists . Of such he asked " Has seven years ' struggle yet been able to force them ? " Others , whilst admitting that the revenue which could be derived ...
Pagina xi
... justice tell me I ought to do . Is a politic act the worse for being a generous one ? Is no concession proper but that ' which is made from your want of right to keep what you grant ? The key to a true policy , as he en- deavoured to ...
... justice tell me I ought to do . Is a politic act the worse for being a generous one ? Is no concession proper but that ' which is made from your want of right to keep what you grant ? The key to a true policy , as he en- deavoured to ...
Pagina xii
... Justice and Freedom , the large and generous interpretation of expediency , the morality , the vision , the noble temper . " It is impossible to think that any one will quarrel with Mr. Morley's judgment in this matter . Burke may ...
... Justice and Freedom , the large and generous interpretation of expediency , the morality , the vision , the noble temper . " It is impossible to think that any one will quarrel with Mr. Morley's judgment in this matter . Burke may ...
Pagina xiii
... 1886 ; W. Willis ( Lecture ) , 1889 ; O. Schaedel , 1898 ; T. D. Pillans , " Edmund Burke Apostle of Justice and Liberty , " 1905 . CONTENTS SPEECHES AMERICAN TAXATION SPEECH AT HIS ARRIVAL AT BRISTOL Introduction xiii.
... 1886 ; W. Willis ( Lecture ) , 1889 ; O. Schaedel , 1898 ; T. D. Pillans , " Edmund Burke Apostle of Justice and Liberty , " 1905 . CONTENTS SPEECHES AMERICAN TAXATION SPEECH AT HIS ARRIVAL AT BRISTOL Introduction xiii.
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... justice he is denied at home . He has not been this wicked or imprudent man . He knew that a repeal had no tendency to produce the mischiefs which give so much alarm to his honourable friend . His work was not bad in its principle , but ...
... justice he is denied at home . He has not been this wicked or imprudent man . He knew that a repeal had no tendency to produce the mischiefs which give so much alarm to his honourable friend . His work was not bad in its principle , but ...
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