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Page 68
It holds out a shadow of present gain to a greedy and necessitous public , to
divert their atten . tion from those abuses , which in reality are the great causes of
their wants . It is a composition to stay inquiry ; it is a fine paid by mismanagement
...
It holds out a shadow of present gain to a greedy and necessitous public , to
divert their atten . tion from those abuses , which in reality are the great causes of
their wants . It is a composition to stay inquiry ; it is a fine paid by mismanagement
...
Page 92
Under other governments , a question of expense is only a question of economy ,
and it is nothing more ; with us , in every ques . tion of expense , there is always a
mixture of constitutional considerations . It is , Sir , because I wish to keep this ...
Under other governments , a question of expense is only a question of economy ,
and it is nothing more ; with us , in every ques . tion of expense , there is always a
mixture of constitutional considerations . It is , Sir , because I wish to keep this ...
Page 284
tion . If the prudence of reserve and decorum dictates silence in some
circumstances , in others prudence of a higher order may justify us in speaking
our thoughts . The beginnings of confusion with us in England are at present
feeble enough ...
tion . If the prudence of reserve and decorum dictates silence in some
circumstances , in others prudence of a higher order may justify us in speaking
our thoughts . The beginnings of confusion with us in England are at present
feeble enough ...
Page 306
You will observe , that from Magna Charta to the Declaration of Right , it has been
the uniform policy of our constitu . tion to claim and assert our liberties , as an
entailed inheritance derived to us from our forefathers , and to be transmitted to
our ...
You will observe , that from Magna Charta to the Declaration of Right , it has been
the uniform policy of our constitu . tion to claim and assert our liberties , as an
entailed inheritance derived to us from our forefathers , and to be transmitted to
our ...
Page 318
Instead of finding themselves obliged to conform to a fixed constitution , they
have a power to make a constitu . tion which shall conform to their designs .
Nothing in hea . ven or upon earth can serve as a control on them . What ought to
be the ...
Instead of finding themselves obliged to conform to a fixed constitution , they
have a power to make a constitu . tion which shall conform to their designs .
Nothing in hea . ven or upon earth can serve as a control on them . What ought to
be 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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