The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 15C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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... nature , and most destructive in its con- sequences , because it tended to lower them in the opinion of those who ought to feel a proper reverence and respect for their high and im- portant stations ; and that when it was stated to the ...
... nature , and most destructive in its con- sequences , because it tended to lower them in the opinion of those who ought to feel a proper reverence and respect for their high and im- portant stations ; and that when it was stated to the ...
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... nature of their constitution , accusations were brought forward by one of their lowest magistrates . The spirit of that decent usage has continued from the time of the Romans till this very day . No man was ever brought before your ...
... nature of their constitution , accusations were brought forward by one of their lowest magistrates . The spirit of that decent usage has continued from the time of the Romans till this very day . No man was ever brought before your ...
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... nature of the acts , and the terrible effects which such acts produce , and when we offer to prove both the principal facts , and the aggravatory ones by evidence , and to shew their nature and quality by the rules of law , morality ...
... nature of the acts , and the terrible effects which such acts produce , and when we offer to prove both the principal facts , and the aggravatory ones by evidence , and to shew their nature and quality by the rules of law , morality ...
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... nature has taught us to feel it , nor shall we hesitate to speak the language which is dictated by that indig- nation . Whenever men are oppressed where they ought to be protected , we called it tyranny ; and we call the actor a tyrant ...
... nature has taught us to feel it , nor shall we hesitate to speak the language which is dictated by that indig- nation . Whenever men are oppressed where they ought to be protected , we called it tyranny ; and we call the actor a tyrant ...
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... nature it bears fruits and flowers , sweet to the world , and not ungrateful even to Heaven itself , to which it elevates its exalted head . The fruit of this wild stock is revenge , regulated , but not extinguished ; revenge trans ...
... nature it bears fruits and flowers , sweet to the world , and not ungrateful even to Heaven itself , to which it elevates its exalted head . The fruit of this wild stock is revenge , regulated , but not extinguished ; revenge trans ...
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