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Page 8
It would operate as a sort of Call of the nation . It would become every man ' s
immediate and instant concern to be made very sensible of the absolute
necessity of this total eclipse of liberty . They would more carefully advert to every
renewal ...
It would operate as a sort of Call of the nation . It would become every man ' s
immediate and instant concern to be made very sensible of the absolute
necessity of this total eclipse of liberty . They would more carefully advert to every
renewal ...
Page 9
... for his health or education , every mariner who has navigated the seas , is , for
no other offence , under a temporary proscription . Let any of these facts ( now
become presumptions of guilt ) be proved against him , and the bare suspicion ...
... for his health or education , every mariner who has navigated the seas , is , for
no other offence , under a temporary proscription . Let any of these facts ( now
become presumptions of guilt ) be proved against him , and the bare suspicion ...
Page 11
By teaching us to consider our fellow - citizens in a hostile light , the whole body
of our nation becomes gradually less dear to us . The very names of affection and
kindred , which were the bond of charity whilst we agreed , become new ...
By teaching us to consider our fellow - citizens in a hostile light , the whole body
of our nation becomes gradually less dear to us . The very names of affection and
kindred , which were the bond of charity whilst we agreed , become new ...
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Phrensy does not become a slighter distemper on account of the number of those
who may be infected with it . Delusion and weakness produce not one mischief
the less , because they are universal . I declare , that I cannot discern the least ...
Phrensy does not become a slighter distemper on account of the number of those
who may be infected with it . Delusion and weakness produce not one mischief
the less , because they are universal . I declare , that I cannot discern the least ...
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But if this unheard - of doctrine of the encouragement of rebellion were true , if it
were true that an assurance of the friendship of numbers in this country towards
the colonies could become an encouragement to them to break off all connexion
...
But if this unheard - of doctrine of the encouragement of rebellion were true , if it
were true that an assurance of the friendship of numbers in this country towards
the colonies could become an encouragement to them to break off all connexion
...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1864 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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