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It is some time since I have been clearly convinced , that in the present state of
things all opposition to any measures proposed by ministers , where the name of
America appears , is vain and frivolous . You may be sure that I do not speak of
my ...
It is some time since I have been clearly convinced , that in the present state of
things all opposition to any measures proposed by ministers , where the name of
America appears , is vain and frivolous . You may be sure that I do not speak of
my ...
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In former times , ministers , I allow , have been sometimes driven by the popular
voice to assert by arms the national honour against foreign powers . But the
wisdom of the nation has been far more clear , when those ministers have been ...
In former times , ministers , I allow , have been sometimes driven by the popular
voice to assert by arms the national honour against foreign powers . But the
wisdom of the nation has been far more clear , when those ministers have been ...
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Poorly as I may be thought affected to the authority of parliament , I shall never
admit that our constitutional rights can ever become a matter of ministerial
negotiation . I am charged with being an American . If warm affection towards
those over ...
Poorly as I may be thought affected to the authority of parliament , I shall never
admit that our constitutional rights can ever become a matter of ministerial
negotiation . I am charged with being an American . If warm affection towards
those over ...
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... almost unanimously adopted those resolutions ? To what do you attri . bute the
strong part taken by the ministers , and along with the ministers , by several of
their most declared opponents ? 50 TWO LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN IN
BRISTOL ...
... almost unanimously adopted those resolutions ? To what do you attri . bute the
strong part taken by the ministers , and along with the ministers , by several of
their most declared opponents ? 50 TWO LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN IN
BRISTOL ...
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ministers , by several of their most declared opponents ? This does not indicate a
ministerial job ; a party design ; or a provincial or local purpose . It is therefore not
so absolutely clear , that the measure is wrong , or likely to be injurious to the ...
ministers , by several of their most declared opponents ? This does not indicate a
ministerial job ; a party design ; or a provincial or local purpose . It is therefore not
so absolutely clear , that the measure is wrong , or likely to be injurious to the ...
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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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