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Page 13
I may be unable to lend an helping hand to those who direct the state ; but I
should be ashamed to make myself one of a noisy multitude to halloo and
hearten them into doubtful and dangerous courses . A conscientious man would
be cautious ...
I may be unable to lend an helping hand to those who direct the state ; but I
should be ashamed to make myself one of a noisy multitude to halloo and
hearten them into doubtful and dangerous courses . A conscientious man would
be cautious ...
Page 63
I would reason this matter with the House , on the mere policy of the question ;
and I would undertake to prove , that an early dereliction of abuse is the direct
interest of govern . ment ; of government taken abstractedly from its duties , and ...
I would reason this matter with the House , on the mere policy of the question ;
and I would undertake to prove , that an early dereliction of abuse is the direct
interest of govern . ment ; of government taken abstractedly from its duties , and ...
Page 87
... prescribe three things ; first , undertaking by the great ; secondly , engaging
with persons of skill in the subject matter ; thirdly , engaging with those who shall
have an immediate and direct interest in the proper execution of the business .
... prescribe three things ; first , undertaking by the great ; secondly , engaging
with persons of skill in the subject matter ; thirdly , engaging with those who shall
have an immediate and direct interest in the proper execution of the business .
Page 103
Sir , I shall be asked , why I do not choose to destroy those offices which are
pensions , and appoint pensions under the direct title in their stead ? I allow that
in some cases it leads to abuse ; to have things appointed for one purpose and ...
Sir , I shall be asked , why I do not choose to destroy those offices which are
pensions , and appoint pensions under the direct title in their stead ? I allow that
in some cases it leads to abuse ; to have things appointed for one purpose and ...
Page 106
Considering the commonwealth merely as such , and considering those officers
only as relative to the direct purposes of the state , I admit that they are of no use
at all . But there are many things in the constitution of establishments , which ...
Considering the commonwealth merely as such , and considering those officers
only as relative to the direct purposes of the state , I admit that they are of no use
at all . But there are many things in the constitution of establishments , which ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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