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Page 15
Those who do not wish for such a separation , would not dissolve that cement of
reciprocal esteem and regard , which can alone bind together the parts of this
great fabric . It ought to be our wish , as it is our duty , not only to forbear this style
of ...
Those who do not wish for such a separation , would not dissolve that cement of
reciprocal esteem and regard , which can alone bind together the parts of this
great fabric . It ought to be our wish , as it is our duty , not only to forbear this style
of ...
Page 16
But I would wish them , in this grave matter , and if peace is not wholly removed
from their hearts , to consider seriously , first , that to criminate and recriminate
never yet was the road to reconciliation , in any difference amongst men . In the
next ...
But I would wish them , in this grave matter , and if peace is not wholly removed
from their hearts , to consider seriously , first , that to criminate and recriminate
never yet was the road to reconciliation , in any difference amongst men . In the
next ...
Page 20
But before this unanimity can be matter either of wish ... I believe there is not a
man ( except those who prefer the interest of some paltry faction to the very being
of their country ) who would not wish that the Americans should from time to time
...
But before this unanimity can be matter either of wish ... I believe there is not a
man ( except those who prefer the interest of some paltry faction to the very being
of their country ) who would not wish that the Americans should from time to time
...
Page 24
Whatever changes have happened in the national character , it can scarcely be
our wish , that terms of accommodation never should be proposed to our enemy ,
except when they must be attributed solely to our fears . It has happened , let me
...
Whatever changes have happened in the national character , it can scarcely be
our wish , that terms of accommodation never should be proposed to our enemy ,
except when they must be attributed solely to our fears . It has happened , let me
...
Page 26
I had indeed very earnest wishes to keep the whole body of this authority perfect
and entire as I found it : and to keep it so , not for our advantage solely ; but
principally for the sake of those , on whose account all just authority exists ; I
mean the ...
I had indeed very earnest wishes to keep the whole body of this authority perfect
and entire as I found it : and to keep it so , not for our advantage solely ; but
principally for the sake of those , on whose account all just authority exists ; I
mean 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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