Burke's Speeches and Letters on American AffairsJ.M. Dent, 1911 - 295 pagina's |
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Pagina vii
... whilst some at least of his later utterances regarding the French Revolution appear devoid of all measure or sanity . No such depreciation is possible in respect of the American speeches . In these Burke found a theme exactly suited to ...
... whilst some at least of his later utterances regarding the French Revolution appear devoid of all measure or sanity . No such depreciation is possible in respect of the American speeches . In these Burke found a theme exactly suited to ...
Pagina viii
... Whilst at home it was very naturally considered just that the colonists , having gained more than any one else by the issue of the war , should bear a larger share of the financial burthen which the war entailed , in America both the ...
... Whilst at home it was very naturally considered just that the colonists , having gained more than any one else by the issue of the war , should bear a larger share of the financial burthen which the war entailed , in America both the ...
Pagina x
... whilst admitting that the revenue which could be derived from the obnoxious duty was contemptible , yet declared that national prestige and parliamentary dignity required their maintenance . " I know not how it happens , " said Burke ...
... whilst admitting that the revenue which could be derived from the obnoxious duty was contemptible , yet declared that national prestige and parliamentary dignity required their maintenance . " I know not how it happens , " said Burke ...
Pagina 20
... whilst the very same violence sub- sisted ? -But you did not find the violence cease upon that concession . No ! because the concession was far short of satisfying the principle which Lord Hillsborough had abjured , or even the pretence ...
... whilst the very same violence sub- sisted ? -But you did not find the violence cease upon that concession . No ! because the concession was far short of satisfying the principle which Lord Hillsborough had abjured , or even the pretence ...
Pagina 24
... whilst England pursued trade and forgot revenue . You not only acquired com- merce , but you actually created the very objects of trade in America ; and by that creation you raised the trade of this kingdom at least fourfold . America ...
... whilst England pursued trade and forgot revenue . You not only acquired com- merce , but you actually created the very objects of trade in America ; and by that creation you raised the trade of this kingdom at least fourfold . America ...
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