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Page 56
... reason ; and a man of a long - sighted and strong - nerved humanity might
bring himself , not so much to consider from whom he takes a superfluous enjoy .
ment , as for whom in the end he may preserve the absolute necessaries of life .
... reason ; and a man of a long - sighted and strong - nerved humanity might
bring himself , not so much to consider from whom he takes a superfluous enjoy .
ment , as for whom in the end he may preserve the absolute necessaries of life .
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 91
ment , not well suited to its martial , though exceedingly well calculated for its
parliamentary , purposes . Here there is a treasury , as in all the other inferior
departments of goveri )ment . Here the military is subordinate to the civil , and the
naval ...
ment , not well suited to its martial , though exceedingly well calculated for its
parliamentary , purposes . Here there is a treasury , as in all the other inferior
departments of goveri )ment . Here the military is subordinate to the civil , and the
naval ...
Page 104
If I were to give my judg ment with regard to this country , I do not think the great
efficient offices of the state to be overpaid . The service of * Duke of Newcastle ,
whose dining - room is under the House of Commons . the public is a thing which
...
If I were to give my judg ment with regard to this country , I do not think the great
efficient offices of the state to be overpaid . The service of * Duke of Newcastle ,
whose dining - room is under the House of Commons . the public is a thing which
...
Page 117
They are not upon the spot to demand pay . ment , and are therefore the most
likely to be , as in fact they have sometimes been , entirely neglected , to the great
disgrace , and perhaps the great detriment , of the nation . In the third class , I ...
They are not upon the spot to demand pay . ment , and are therefore the most
likely to be , as in fact they have sometimes been , entirely neglected , to the great
disgrace , and perhaps the great detriment , of the nation . In the third class , I ...
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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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