The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 4Bell & Daldy, 1872 - Great Britain |
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Page 13
... never could be capable of controlling a government with such powers , without becoming such a government itself . There was , indeed , a prohibition against all concerns in trade to the whole council , and against all taking of presents ...
... never could be capable of controlling a government with such powers , without becoming such a government itself . There was , indeed , a prohibition against all concerns in trade to the whole council , and against all taking of presents ...
Page 18
... power , and will en- deavour to make up in lucre what they can never hope to acquire in station . The temporary appointment by parliament of the supreme council of India arose from an opinion , that the 18 REPORT OF A COMMITTEE.
... power , and will en- deavour to make up in lucre what they can never hope to acquire in station . The temporary appointment by parliament of the supreme council of India arose from an opinion , that the 18 REPORT OF A COMMITTEE.
Page 19
... never so grossly criminal , cannot be re- moved , unless the court of directors and ministers of the crown can be found to concur in the same opinion of it . The prevalence of the Indian factions in the court of di- rectors and court of ...
... never so grossly criminal , cannot be re- moved , unless the court of directors and ministers of the crown can be found to concur in the same opinion of it . The prevalence of the Indian factions in the court of di- rectors and court of ...
Page 23
... never to be superseded by the court of directors , without evident reason , in persons or circumstances , to jus- tify the breach of an ancient order . The names , whether taken from civil or commercial gradation , are of no moment ...
... never to be superseded by the court of directors , without evident reason , in persons or circumstances , to jus- tify the breach of an ancient order . The names , whether taken from civil or commercial gradation , are of no moment ...
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... never properly govern those , for whose em- ployments they are or may be themselves candidates ; they can neither protect nor coerce them with due impartiality , or due authority . If such rules as are stated by your committee under ...
... never properly govern those , for whose em- ployments they are or may be themselves candidates ; they can neither protect nor coerce them with due impartiality , or due authority . If such rules as are stated by your committee under ...
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