The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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... objects ; the first , to enable administration to confine , as long as it shall think pro- per , those whom that act ... object . The persons who make a naval war upon us , in consequence of the pre- sent troubles , may be rebels ; but ...
... objects ; the first , to enable administration to confine , as long as it shall think pro- per , those whom that act ... object . The persons who make a naval war upon us , in consequence of the pre- sent troubles , may be rebels ; but ...
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... object respectable in the eyes of God and man . But I cannot conceive any existence under heaven , ( which , in the depths of its wisdom , tolerates all sorts of things , ) that is more truly odious and disgusting , than an impotent ...
... object respectable in the eyes of God and man . But I cannot conceive any existence under heaven , ( which , in the depths of its wisdom , tolerates all sorts of things , ) that is more truly odious and disgusting , than an impotent ...
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... to look at them . Has any of these gentlemen , who are so eager to govern all man- kind , showed himself possessed ' of the first qualification to- wards government , some knowledge of the object , and LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL .
... to look at them . Has any of these gentlemen , who are so eager to govern all man- kind , showed himself possessed ' of the first qualification to- wards government , some knowledge of the object , and LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL .
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... object ; that our means of originally holding America , that our means of reconciling with it after quarrel , of recovering it after separation , of keeping it after victory , did depend , and must depend in their several stages and ...
... object ; that our means of originally holding America , that our means of reconciling with it after quarrel , of recovering it after separation , of keeping it after victory , did depend , and must depend in their several stages and ...
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... objects . The colonies were from the beginning subject to the legislature of Great Britain , on principles which they ... object , but which could not be safely trusted to the crown alone . On the other hand , the colonies , advancing by ...
... objects . The colonies were from the beginning subject to the legislature of Great Britain , on principles which they ... object , but which could not be safely trusted to the crown alone . On the other hand , the colonies , advancing by ...
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