The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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Page 29
... hands to their case . If any ask me what a free government is , I answer , that , for any practical purpose , it is what the people think so ; and that they , and not I , are the natural , lawful , and competent judges of this matter ...
... hands to their case . If any ask me what a free government is , I answer , that , for any practical purpose , it is what the people think so ; and that they , and not I , are the natural , lawful , and competent judges of this matter ...
Page 44
... hands they come . I opposed the American measures upon the very same principle on which I support those that relate to Ireland . I was convinced , that the evils which have arisen from the adoption of the former , would be infinitely ...
... hands they come . I opposed the American measures upon the very same principle on which I support those that relate to Ireland . I was convinced , that the evils which have arisen from the adoption of the former , would be infinitely ...
Page 60
... hands of arbitrary power , and in the very midst of war and confusion , a regular methodical system of public credit : I behold a fabric laid on the natural and solid foundations of trust and confidence among men ; and rising , by fair ...
... hands of arbitrary power , and in the very midst of war and confusion , a regular methodical system of public credit : I behold a fabric laid on the natural and solid foundations of trust and confidence among men ; and rising , by fair ...
Page 71
... hands that sustain the ball representing the world , or which wield the trident that commands the ocean . Cross a brook , and you lose the king of England ; but you have some com- fort in coming again under his Majesty , though " shorn ...
... hands that sustain the ball representing the world , or which wield the trident that commands the ocean . Cross a brook , and you lose the king of England ; but you have some com- fort in coming again under his Majesty , though " shorn ...
Page 79
... hands that are not fit for that property , to those that are . The buyer and seller must mutually profit by such a bargain ; and , what rarely happens in matters of revenue , the relief of the subject will go hand in hand with the ...
... hands that are not fit for that property , to those that are . The buyer and seller must mutually profit by such a bargain ; and , what rarely happens in matters of revenue , the relief of the subject will go hand in hand with the ...
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