The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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... produced . If the prisoners , who have been exchanged , have not by that exchange been virtually par- doned , the cartel ( whether avowed or understood ) is a cruel fraud ; for you have received the life of a man , and you ought to ...
... produced . If the prisoners , who have been exchanged , have not by that exchange been virtually par- doned , the cartel ( whether avowed or understood ) is a cruel fraud ; for you have received the life of a man , and you ought to ...
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... produce , in fact , the grossest of the evils with which it was pregnant in its nature . It is by lying dormant a long time , or being at first very rarely exercised , that arbitrary power steals upon a people . On the next ...
... produce , in fact , the grossest of the evils with which it was pregnant in its nature . It is by lying dormant a long time , or being at first very rarely exercised , that arbitrary power steals upon a people . On the next ...
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... produce not one mischief the less , because they are universal . I de- clare , that I cannot discern the least advantage which could accrue to us , if we were able to persuade our colonies that they had not a single friend in Great ...
... produce not one mischief the less , because they are universal . I de- clare , that I cannot discern the least advantage which could accrue to us , if we were able to persuade our colonies that they had not a single friend in Great ...
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... produce rebellion is one of the chief reasons against them . 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 ...
... produce rebellion is one of the chief reasons against them . 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 ...
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... produce this favourite unanimity in delusion , and to prevent all possibility of a return to our ancient happy concord , arguments for our continuance in this course are drawn from the wretched situation itself into which we have been ...
... produce this favourite unanimity in delusion , and to prevent all possibility of a return to our ancient happy concord , arguments for our continuance in this course are drawn from the wretched situation itself into which we have been ...
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