The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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Page 26
... force of civil discretion , often conducted the affairs of great nations with distinguished felicity and glory . When I first came into a public trust , I found your parlia- ment in possession of an unlimited legislative power over the ...
... force of civil discretion , often conducted the affairs of great nations with distinguished felicity and glory . When I first came into a public trust , I found your parlia- ment in possession of an unlimited legislative power over the ...
Page 27
... force the public inclination ; to give a direction , a form , a technical dress , and a specific sanc- tion , to the general sense of the community , is the true end of legislature . , It is so with regard to the exercise of all ...
... force the public inclination ; to give a direction , a form , a technical dress , and a specific sanc- tion , to the general sense of the community , is the true end of legislature . , It is so with regard to the exercise of all ...
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... force which will be kept up to the destruction of their liberties and yours . I risk nothing in this prophecy . any Gentlemen , you have my opinion on the present state of public affairs . Mean as they may be in themselves , your ...
... force which will be kept up to the destruction of their liberties and yours . I risk nothing in this prophecy . any Gentlemen , you have my opinion on the present state of public affairs . Mean as they may be in themselves , your ...
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... force is looked upon as a superstitious panic . All shame of calling in fo- reigners and savages in a civil contest is worn off . We grow indifferent to the consequences inevitable to ourselves from the plan of ruling half the empire by ...
... force is looked upon as a superstitious panic . All shame of calling in fo- reigners and savages in a civil contest is worn off . We grow indifferent to the consequences inevitable to ourselves from the plan of ruling half the empire by ...
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... force abroad be increased by rendering ourselves feeble and divided at home . There is a dreadful schism in the British nation . Since we are not able to re - unite the empire 44 TWO LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN IN BRISTOL .
... force abroad be increased by rendering ourselves feeble and divided at home . There is a dreadful schism in the British nation . Since we are not able to re - unite the empire 44 TWO LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN IN BRISTOL .
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