Burke's Speeches and Letters on American AffairsJ.M. Dent & Company, 1919 - 295 pagina's |
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Pagina x
... common sense and of 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 ...
... common sense and of 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 ...
Pagina xi
... common names , from kindred blood , from similar privileges , and equal protection . These are ties which , though light as air , are as strong as links of iron . Let the colonies always keep the idea of their civil rights associated ...
... common names , from kindred blood , from similar privileges , and equal protection . These are ties which , though light as air , are as strong as links of iron . Let the colonies always keep the idea of their civil rights associated ...
Pagina 12
... common sense ; show it to be the means of attaining some useful end , and then I am content to allow it what dignity you please . But what dignity is derived from the perseverance in absurdity is more than ever I could discern . The ...
... common sense ; show it to be the means of attaining some useful end , and then I am content to allow it what dignity you please . But what dignity is derived from the perseverance in absurdity is more than ever I could discern . The ...
Pagina 16
... common - sense , had been consulted , there was a time for preserving it , and for reconciling it with any concession . If in the session of 1768,2 that session of idle 1 Lord North . When the address for reviving the statute of Henry ...
... common - sense , had been consulted , there was a time for preserving it , and for reconciling it with any concession . If in the session of 1768,2 that session of idle 1 Lord North . When the address for reviving the statute of Henry ...
Pagina 27
... common . Our little party differences have been long ago composed , and I have acted more with him , and certainly with more pleasure with him , than ever I acted against him . Undoubtedly Mr. Grenville was a first - rate figure in this ...
... common . Our little party differences have been long ago composed , and I have acted more with him , and certainly with more pleasure with him , than ever I acted against him . Undoubtedly Mr. Grenville was a first - rate figure in this ...
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