 | Adam Smith - Division of labor - 1786 - 538 pages
...but lofs from the dominion which Ihe affumes over her colonies. To propofe that Great Britain fhould voluntarily give up all authority over her colonies, and leave them to elect their own magiftrates, to enact their own laws, and to make peace and war as they might think proper, would be... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 852 pages
...but lofs from the dominion which (he affumes over her colonies. To propofe that Great Britain mould voluntarily give up all authority over her colonies,...peace and war as they might think proper, would be to propofe fuch a meafure as never was, and never will be adopted, by any nation in the world. No nation... | |
 | Adam Smith - English literature - 1811 - 550 pages
...own laws, and to make peace and war as they might think proper, would be to propofe fuch a meafure as never was, and never will be adopted, by any nation...Voluntarily gave up the dominion of any province, how troublefome foever it might be to govern it, and how fmall foever the revenue which it afforded might... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 544 pages
...but lofs from the dominion which fhe affumes over her colonies. . To propofe that Great Britain mould voluntarily give up all authority over her colonies, and leave them to elect their own magiftrates, to enact their own laws, and to make peace and war as they might think proper, would be... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1836 - 538 pages
...Ibss froth' the dominion which she assumes over her cblo'nies: To propose that Great Britain should voluntarily give up all authority over her colonies,...own magistrates, to enact 'their own laws, and to mal<e peace and war as they might thlnfc proper, would be to propose such' a measure as never was,... | |
 | English literature - 1846 - 674 pages
...retention of dependencies. ' To propose,' said Adam Smith seventy years ago, ' that Great Britain should voluntarily give up all authority over her colonies,...make peace and war, as they might think proper, would he to propose such a measure as never was, and never will be, adopted by any nation in the world. No... | |
 | Sir Sydney Smith Bell - Great Britain - 1859 - 520 pages
...been already quoted, and which cannot be too often repeated, says, " To propose that Britain should voluntarily give up all authority over her colonies,...never will be adopted by any nation in the world. The most visionary enthusiast would scarce be capable of proposing such a measure, with any hope at... | |
 | Sir Sydney Smith Bell - Constitutional law Great Britain Colonies - 1859 - 520 pages
...enthusiasist," as Smith said, "would scarce be capable of proposing such a measure as that Great Britain should voluntarily give up all authority over her colonies,...to make peace and war as they might think proper, with any hopes at least of its ever being adopted." But, now that we have thrown open the trade of... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1860 - 490 pages
...pointed out the vast immediate and continuing advantages which Great Britain would derive, if she "should voluntarily give up all authority over her colonies,...to make peace and war as they might think proper." Josiah Tucker, an English royalist writer on political economy, had studied perseveringly the laws... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1860 - 496 pages
...pointed out the vast immediate and continuing advantages which Great Britain would derive, if she "should voluntarily give up all authority over her colonies,...to make peace and war as they might think proper." Josiah Tucker, an English royalist writer on political economy, had studied perseveringly the laws... | |
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To propose that Great Britain should voluntarily give up all authority over her colonies, and leave them to elect their own magistrates, to enact their own laws, and to make peace and war as they might think proper, would be to propose such a measure... 
