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Page 6
We ought to remember , that if our present enemies be , in reality and truth ,
rebels , the king ' s generals have no right to release them upon any conditions
whatsoever ; and they are themselves answerable to the law , and as much in
want of ...
We ought to remember , that if our present enemies be , in reality and truth ,
rebels , the king ' s generals have no right to release them upon any conditions
whatsoever ; and they are themselves answerable to the law , and as much in
want of ...
Page 12
... conscience as moral agents . Indeed our affairs are in a bad condition . I do
assure those gentlemen who have prayed for war , and have obtained the
blessing they have sought , that they are at 12 LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF
BRISTOL .
... conscience as moral agents . Indeed our affairs are in a bad condition . I do
assure those gentlemen who have prayed for war , and have obtained the
blessing they have sought , that they are at 12 LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF
BRISTOL .
Page 28
As the disputants , whose accurate and logical reasonings have brought us into
our present condition , think it absurd , that powers or members of any
constitution should exist , rarely or never to be exercised , I hope I shall be
excused in ...
As the disputants , whose accurate and logical reasonings have brought us into
our present condition , think it absurd , that powers or members of any
constitution should exist , rarely or never to be exercised , I hope I shall be
excused in ...
Page 32
But they gradually adapted themselves to the varying condition of things . What
was first a single kingdom , stretched into an empire ; and an imperial
superintendency , of some kind or other , became necessary . Parliament , from a
mere ...
But they gradually adapted themselves to the varying condition of things . What
was first a single kingdom , stretched into an empire ; and an imperial
superintendency , of some kind or other , became necessary . Parliament , from a
mere ...
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Moderation , prudence , and equity , are far more suitable to our condition , than
loftiness , and confidence , and rigour . We are threatened by enemies of no
small magnitude , whom , if we think fit , we may despise , as we have despised ...
Moderation , prudence , and equity , are far more suitable to our condition , than
loftiness , and confidence , and rigour . We are threatened by enemies of no
small magnitude , whom , if we think fit , we may despise , as we have despised ...
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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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