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... whether by putting them from a higher part of the scale to the lower, or from the
lower to the higher, is never done without dangerously disordering the whole
frame' of jurisprudence. Though' piracy may be; in the eye of the law, a less
offence ...
... whether by putting them from a higher part of the scale to the lower, or from the
lower to the higher, is never done without dangerously disordering the whole
frame' of jurisprudence. Though' piracy may be; in the eye of the law, a less
offence ...
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Though piracy may be , in the eye of the law , a less offence than treason ; : yet as
both are , in effect , punished with the same death , the same forfeiture , and the
same corruption of blood , I never would take from any fellow - creature ...
Though piracy may be , in the eye of the law , a less offence than treason ; : yet as
both are , in effect , punished with the same death , the same forfeiture , and the
same corruption of blood , I never would take from any fellow - creature ...
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They vitiate their politics ; they corrupt their morals ; they pervert even the natural
taste and relish of equity and justice . By teaching us to consider our fellow -
citizens in a hostile light , the whole body of our nation becomes gradually less
dear ...
They vitiate their politics ; they corrupt their morals ; they pervert even the natural
taste and relish of equity and justice . By teaching us to consider our fellow -
citizens in a hostile light , the whole body of our nation becomes gradually less
dear ...
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By doing this , without the least impairing of our strength , we add to the credit of
our moderation , which , in itself , is always strength more or less . I know many
have been taught to think , that moderation , in a case like this , is a sort of
treason ...
By doing this , without the least impairing of our strength , we add to the credit of
our moderation , which , in itself , is always strength more or less . I know many
have been taught to think , that moderation , in a case like this , is a sort of
treason ...
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The leaders of this war could not hire ( to gratify their friends ) one German more
than they do ; or inspire him with less feeling for the persons , or less value for the
privileges , of their revolted brethren . If we all adopted their sentiments to a ...
The leaders of this war could not hire ( to gratify their friends ) one German more
than they do ; or inspire him with less feeling for the persons , or less value for the
privileges , of their revolted brethren . If we all adopted their sentiments to a ...
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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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