The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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... regard to the troubles in Ame- rica . These acts are similar to all the rest which have been made on the same subject . They operate by the same prin- ciple ; and they are derived from the very same policy . I think they complete the ...
... regard to the troubles in Ame- rica . These acts are similar to all the rest which have been made on the same subject . They operate by the same prin- ciple ; and they are derived from the very same policy . I think they complete the ...
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... regard to war . Commanders would receive no benefits at their hands , because they could make no return for them . Who has ever heard of capitulation , and parole of honour , and exchange of prisoners , in the late rebellions in this ...
... regard to war . Commanders would receive no benefits at their hands , because they could make no return for them . Who has ever heard of capitulation , and parole of honour , and exchange of prisoners , in the late rebellions in this ...
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... regard to all those who have been out of the realm , or on the high seas , within a given time . The rest of the people , as I understand , are to continue as they stood before . I confess , gentlemen , that this appears to me as bad in ...
... regard to all those who have been out of the realm , or on the high seas , within a given time . The rest of the people , as I understand , are to continue as they stood before . I confess , gentlemen , that this appears to me as bad in ...
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... regard to foreign powers , during the whole course of the last year . Whether you are yet wholly out of danger from them , is more than I know , or than your rulers can divine . But even if I were certain of my safety , I could not ...
... regard to foreign powers , during the whole course of the last year . Whether you are yet wholly out of danger from them , is more than I know , or than your rulers can divine . But even if I were certain of my safety , I could not ...
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... victory and infamous defeat . It tends to alienate our minds farther and farther from our natural regards , and to make an eternal rent and schism in the British nation . Those who do not 14 LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL .
... victory and infamous defeat . It tends to alienate our minds farther and farther from our natural regards , and to make an eternal rent and schism in the British nation . Those who do not 14 LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL .
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