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Page 7
... within a given time . The rest of the people , as I understand , are to continue as
they stood before . I confess , gentlemen , that this appears to me as bad in the
principle , and far worse in its consequence , than an universal suspension of the
...
... within a given time . The rest of the people , as I understand , are to continue as
they stood before . I confess , gentlemen , that this appears to me as bad in the
principle , and far worse in its consequence , than an universal suspension of the
...
Page 17
... did fully justify a change of government ; nor can any reason whatever be given
, why one people should voluntarily yield any degree of pre - eminence to
another , but on a supposition of great affection and benevolence towards them .
... did fully justify a change of government ; nor can any reason whatever be given
, why one people should voluntarily yield any degree of pre - eminence to
another , but on a supposition of great affection and benevolence towards them .
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... or with more exquisite refinements of cruelty torment to death one more of their
English flesh and blood , than they do already . The public money is given to
purchase this alliance ; - and they have their bargain . They are continually
boasting ...
... or with more exquisite refinements of cruelty torment to death one more of their
English flesh and blood , than they do already . The public money is given to
purchase this alliance ; - and they have their bargain . They are continually
boasting ...
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Shall that reason not be given ? Is it then a rule , that no man in this nation shall
open his mouth in favour of the colonies , shall defend their rights , or complain of
their sufferings ? Or when war finally breaks out , no man shall express his ...
Shall that reason not be given ? Is it then a rule , that no man in this nation shall
open his mouth in favour of the colonies , shall defend their rights , or complain of
their sufferings ? Or when war finally breaks out , no man shall express his ...
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If any gentlemen were able to see how one power could be given up ( merely on
abstract reasoning ) without giving up the rest , I can only say , that they saw
farther than I could ; nor did I ever presume to condemn any one for being clear ...
If any gentlemen were able to see how one power could be given up ( merely on
abstract reasoning ) without giving up the rest , I can only say , that they saw
farther than I could ; nor did I ever presume to condemn any one for being clear ...
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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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