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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 31
... or authority , in its exercise at least , ought to conform to the exigences of the
time , and the temper and character of the people , with whom it is concerned ;
and not always to attempt violently to bend the people to their theories of
subjection .
... or authority , in its exercise at least , ought to conform to the exigences of the
time , and the temper and character of the people , with whom it is concerned ;
and not always to attempt violently to bend the people to their theories of
subjection .
Page 49
... to the part I have taken in this affair . It gave me inexpressible concern to find ,
that my conduct had been a cause of uneasiness to any of them . Next to my
honour and conscience , I have nothing so near and dear to me as their
approbation .
... to the part I have taken in this affair . It gave me inexpressible concern to find ,
that my conduct had been a cause of uneasiness to any of them . Next to my
honour and conscience , I have nothing so near and dear to me as their
approbation .
Page 50
GENTLEMEN , It gives me the most sensible concern to find , that my vote on the
resolutions relative to the trade of Ireland has not been fortunate enough to meet
with your approbation . I have explained at large the grounds of my conduct on ...
GENTLEMEN , It gives me the most sensible concern to find , that my vote on the
resolutions relative to the trade of Ireland has not been fortunate enough to meet
with your approbation . I have explained at large the grounds of my conduct on ...
Page 77
In what manner is the dignity of the nobility concerned in these principalities ?
What rights have the subject there , which they have not at least equally in every
other part of the nation ? These distinctions exist for no good end to the king , to
the ...
In what manner is the dignity of the nobility concerned in these principalities ?
What rights have the subject there , which they have not at least equally in every
other part of the nation ? These distinctions exist for no good end to the king , to
the ...
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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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