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... Burke and Calonne , who have been indefat- igable in inciting the prefent clamour , than to the people of France . At the time these men undertook the horrid task of inciting all Europe against that people , they had declared , that ...
... Burke and Calonne , who have been indefat- igable in inciting the prefent clamour , than to the people of France . At the time these men undertook the horrid task of inciting all Europe against that people , they had declared , that ...
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... Burke and his affociates , indeed , are extremely pathetic in lament- ing the mifery which they have brought upon them- felves . That unhappy people ! That miferable , deluded , unfortunate country ! are the epithets we apply to France ...
... Burke and his affociates , indeed , are extremely pathetic in lament- ing the mifery which they have brought upon them- felves . That unhappy people ! That miferable , deluded , unfortunate country ! are the epithets we apply to France ...
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... Burke fo vehemently calls on us , to wage eternal war , to eradicate . The war then it seems is intended to fubvert ... Burke's fpeeches and the Duke of Richmond's letters , but Mr. Locke's writ- ings must be configned to oblivion before ...
... Burke fo vehemently calls on us , to wage eternal war , to eradicate . The war then it seems is intended to fubvert ... Burke's fpeeches and the Duke of Richmond's letters , but Mr. Locke's writ- ings must be configned to oblivion before ...
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... Burke , or Mr. Jenkinson to inform us how a war will eradicate these prin- ciples , or prevent their further progrefs amongst us ? Suppofing the Anftrian and Pruffian grenadiers , with the affiftance of the English guards , were to eat ...
... Burke , or Mr. Jenkinson to inform us how a war will eradicate these prin- ciples , or prevent their further progrefs amongst us ? Suppofing the Anftrian and Pruffian grenadiers , with the affiftance of the English guards , were to eat ...
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... Burke juftly obferves that kings will be deterred from granting their fubjects any degree of liberty ; they will from policy be cruel . Should the continental monarchs fucceed in fuppreffing the French revolution , they will hardly make ...
... Burke juftly obferves that kings will be deterred from granting their fubjects any degree of liberty ; they will from policy be cruel . Should the continental monarchs fucceed in fuppreffing the French revolution , they will hardly make ...
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Page 6 - And thus that which begins and actually constitutes any political society is nothing but the consent of any number of freemen capable of a majority to unite and incorporate into such a society. And this is that, and that only, which did or could give beginning to any lawful government in the world.
Page 6 - Society, is nothing but the confent of a number of free men, capable of a majo. rity to unite, and incorporate into fuch fociety ; and this is that and that only, which did, or could give beginning to any lawful government. The fiipreme...
Page 15 - ... evidence to prove, that either hatred to Kings, or the offer of confraternity, would have refulted from their principles ; any more than from the principles of any other republic, or even ihan from the principles of our revolution.
Page 6 - ... nothing but the confent of a number of free men, capable of a majority to unite, and incorporate into fuch fociety ; and this is that and that only, which did, or could give beginning to any lawful government. The fiipreme power cannot lawfully or rightly take from шап any part of his property without his own confent.
Page 6 - IfgifJative, when they find the legiflative afl contrary to the truftrepoftd' in them ; for when fuch truft is abufed, it is thereby forfeited, and devolves to thofe who gave it.
Page 15 - DO part of thofe principles; it fprang from the hatred Kings have manifefted to their government. The offer of confraternity was adopted, to counteract the univerfal confederation they faw formed...
Page 15 - ... be told, that the circumftances attending a revolution, are not its principles, and frequently not the rejult of the principles.