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Page 46
I had hopes , that the unhappy phantom of a compulsory equal taxation had
haunted us long enough . I do assure you , that until it is entirely banished from
our imaginations , ( where alone it has , or can have , any existence , ) we shall
never ...
I had hopes , that the unhappy phantom of a compulsory equal taxation had
haunted us long enough . I do assure you , that until it is entirely banished from
our imaginations , ( where alone it has , or can have , any existence , ) we shall
never ...
Page 67
An equal tax upon property is reasonable ; because the object is of the same
quality throughout . The species is the same , it differs only in its quantity : but a
tax upon salaries is totally of a different nature ; there can be no equality , and ...
An equal tax upon property is reasonable ; because the object is of the same
quality throughout . The species is the same , it differs only in its quantity : but a
tax upon salaries is totally of a different nature ; there can be no equality , and ...
Page 68
... their rewards and services , so as to admit the application of an equal rule to
their taxation ; when the discretionary power over the civil list cash shall be so
regulated , that a minister shall no longer have the means of repaying with a
private ...
... their rewards and services , so as to admit the application of an equal rule to
their taxation ; when the discretionary power over the civil list cash shall be so
regulated , that a minister shall no longer have the means of repaying with a
private ...
Page 86
In our establishments , we frequently see an office of account , of a hundred
pounds a year expense , and another office of an equal expense , to control that
office ; and the whole upon a matter that is not worth twenty shillings . , To avoid ...
In our establishments , we frequently see an office of account , of a hundred
pounds a year expense , and another office of an equal expense , to control that
office ; and the whole upon a matter that is not worth twenty shillings . , To avoid ...
Page 108
It is therefore demonstrable , since one diligent man was fully equal to the duties
of the two offices , that two diligent men will be equal to the duty of three . The
business of the new office , which I shall propose to you to suppress , is by no i ...
It is therefore demonstrable , since one diligent man was fully equal to the duties
of the two offices , that two diligent men will be equal to the duty of three . The
business of the new office , which I shall propose to you to suppress , is by no i ...
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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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