 ... which may, from time to time, on great questions, agitate the several communities which compose a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to this great public contest. I do not know the...  Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America - Pagina 69door Edmund Burke - 1920 - 119 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pagina’s
...agitate the several communities which compose a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to...one excellent individual (Sir Walter Raleigh) at the bar. I hope I am not ripe to pass sentence on the gravest public bodies, intrusted with magistracies... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pagina’s
...exposes as impossible in \ the execution, and consequently absurd in the attempt. ' I,' says he, ' do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole people.' He went on to other effects which might be expected from perseverance in an endeavour which the colonies... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pagina’s
...agitate the several communities which compose a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to...insult and ridicule the feelings of millions of my fellow creatures, as Sir Edward Coke insulted one excellent individual, (Sir Walter Raleigh) at the... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pagina’s
...me to be narrow and pedantick, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to this great publick contest. I do not know the method of drawing up an...insult and ridicule the feelings of millions of my fellow creatures, as sir Edward Coke insulted one excellent individual* at the bar. I am not ripe to... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pagina’s
...me to be narrow and pedantick, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to this great publick contest. I do not know the method of drawing up an...insult and ridicule the feelings of millions of my fellow creatures, as sir Edward Coke insulted one excellent individual* at the bar. I am not ripe to... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 pagina’s
...the several communities •which compose a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to...insult and ridicule the feelings of millions of my fellow creatures, as sir Edward Coke insulted one excellent individual (sir Walter Raleigh) at the... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 218 pagina’s
...agitate the several communities which compose a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to...insult and ridicule the feelings of millions of my fellow creatures, as Sir Edward Coke insulted one excellent individual, (Sir Walter Raleigh) at the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1816 - 540 pagina’s
...agitate the several communities which compose a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to...insult and ridicule the feelings of millions of my fellow creatures, as Sir Edward Coke insulted one excellent individual (Sir Walter Raleigh) at the... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1819 - 484 pagina’s
...agitate the several communities which compose a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to...insult and ridicule the feelings of millions of my fellow creatures, as Sir Edward Coke iusulted one excellent individual (Sir Walter Raleigh) at the... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1819 - 574 pagina’s
...nor virtue left on the earth. Mr. Burke said, in his speech on the Conciliation with America — " I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole people. 1 cannot insult and ridicule the feelings of millions of my fellow creatures. I am not , ripe to pass... | |
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