The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 8Bell & Daldy, 1870 - Great Britain |
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... thing as sovereign power . The sovereignty of Great Britain is in the king ; he is the sovereign of the Lords and the sovereign of the Commons , individually and collec- tively ; and as he has his prerogative established by law , he ...
... thing as sovereign power . The sovereignty of Great Britain is in the king ; he is the sovereign of the Lords and the sovereign of the Commons , individually and collec- tively ; and as he has his prerogative established by law , he ...
Page 8
... thing as arbitrary power ; much less can it be claimed by a rebellious viceroy who had broken loose from his sovereign's authority , just as this man broke loose from the authority of parliament . The one had not a right to give , nor ...
... thing as arbitrary power ; much less can it be claimed by a rebellious viceroy who had broken loose from his sovereign's authority , just as this man broke loose from the authority of parliament . The one had not a right to give , nor ...
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... thing about this conspiracy and rebellion ? No ; not a word there or in his whole progress up the country . While at Bauglepore he wrote a letter to Lord Macartney upon the state of the empire , giving him much and various advice . Did ...
... thing about this conspiracy and rebellion ? No ; not a word there or in his whole progress up the country . While at Bauglepore he wrote a letter to Lord Macartney upon the state of the empire , giving him much and various advice . Did ...
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... thing as rebellion , and that the fine imposed upon him was for another reason and another purpose . In page 28 of your printed minutes , he thus declares the purpose for which the fine was imposed . " I can answer only to this ...
... thing as rebellion , and that the fine imposed upon him was for another reason and another purpose . In page 28 of your printed minutes , he thus declares the purpose for which the fine was imposed . " I can answer only to this ...
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... thing appears . Your lordships will fur- ther remark , that Mr. Hastings refused the £ 200,000 at a time when the exigencies of the Company were so pressing , that he was obliged to rob , pilfer , and steal upon every side ; at a time ...
... thing appears . Your lordships will fur- ther remark , that Mr. Hastings refused the £ 200,000 at a time when the exigencies of the Company were so pressing , that he was obliged to rob , pilfer , and steal upon every side ; at a time ...
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