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... purposes which appear to me so contradictory to all the principles, not only of
the constitutional' policy of Great Britain, but even of that species of hostile justice,
which no asperity of war wholly extinguishes in the minds of a civilized people.
... purposes which appear to me so contradictory to all the principles, not only of
the constitutional' policy of Great Britain, but even of that species of hostile justice,
which no asperity of war wholly extinguishes in the minds of a civilized people.
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It is so with regard to the exercise of all the powers which our constitution knows
in any of its parts , and indeed to the substantial existence of any of the parts
themselves . The king ' s negative to bills is one of the most indisputed of the
royal ...
It is so with regard to the exercise of all the powers which our constitution knows
in any of its parts , and indeed to the substantial existence of any of the parts
themselves . The king ' s negative to bills is one of the most indisputed of the
royal ...
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Therefore as the colonies prospered and increased to a numerous and mighty
people , spreading over a very great tract of the globe ; it was natural that they
should attribute to assemblies , so respectable in their formal constitution , some
part ...
Therefore as the colonies prospered and increased to a numerous and mighty
people , spreading over a very great tract of the globe ; it was natural that they
should attribute to assemblies , so respectable in their formal constitution , some
part ...
Page 55
... A Plan of reform in the constitution of several parts of the public economy . " I
have endeavoured , that this plan should include , in its execution , a
considerable reduction of improper expense ; that it should effect a conversion of
unprofitable ...
... A Plan of reform in the constitution of several parts of the public economy . " I
have endeavoured , that this plan should include , in its execution , a
considerable reduction of improper expense ; that it should effect a conversion of
unprofitable ...
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I have on the seat behind me , the constitution of Mr . John Probert ; a knight -
errant dubbed by the noble lord in the blue riband , and sent to search for
revenues and adventures upon the mountains of Wales . The commission is
remark . able ...
I have on the seat behind me , the constitution of Mr . John Probert ; a knight -
errant dubbed by the noble lord in the blue riband , and sent to search for
revenues and adventures upon the mountains of Wales . The commission is
remark . able ...
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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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