The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 4Bell & Daldy, 1872 - Great Britain |
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... concerning this subject . They are fatigued into such a despair of ever obtaining a competent knowledge of the transactions in India , that they are easily persuaded to remand them back to that obscurity , mystery , and intrigue , out ...
... concerning this subject . They are fatigued into such a despair of ever obtaining a competent knowledge of the transactions in India , that they are easily persuaded to remand them back to that obscurity , mystery , and intrigue , out ...
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... concerning the interior economy of the Company's possessions ; and concerning many particulars of abuse , which prevailed at the time when those committees made their ample and instructive reports . But it does not appear , that the ...
... concerning the interior economy of the Company's possessions ; and concerning many particulars of abuse , which prevailed at the time when those committees made their ample and instructive reports . But it does not appear , that the ...
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... concerning the whole of the Company's correspondence with India , in order that they might be en- abled to inspect the conduct of the directors and servants , and to watch over the execution of all parts of the act ; that they might be ...
... concerning the whole of the Company's correspondence with India , in order that they might be en- abled to inspect the conduct of the directors and servants , and to watch over the execution of all parts of the act ; that they might be ...
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... concerning the court of proprietors relied upon two principles , which have often proved fallacious ; namely , that small numbers were a security against faction and dis- order ; and , that integrity of conduct would follow the greater ...
... concerning the court of proprietors relied upon two principles , which have often proved fallacious ; namely , that small numbers were a security against faction and dis- order ; and , that integrity of conduct would follow the greater ...
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... concerning the distribution of power to various descriptions or professions of men , or of the election to office by one authority , rather than another . directors . The second object of the act was the court of Court of directors ...
... concerning the distribution of power to various descriptions or professions of men , or of the election to office by one authority , rather than another . directors . The second object of the act was the court of Court of directors ...
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