The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... duty and proper trust of a member of the House of Commons . But the liberty , the only liberty I mean , is a liberty connected with order ; that not only exists along with order and virtue , but which cannot exist at all without them ...
... duty and proper trust of a member of the House of Commons . But the liberty , the only liberty I mean , is a liberty connected with order ; that not only exists along with order and virtue , but which cannot exist at all without them ...
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... duty to sacri- fice his repose , his pleasures , his satisfactions , to theirs ; and above all , ever , and in all cases , to pre- fer their interest to his own . But , his unbiassed opinion , his mature judgment , his enlightened ...
... duty to sacri- fice his repose , his pleasures , his satisfactions , to theirs ; and above all , ever , and in all cases , to pre- fer their interest to his own . But , his unbiassed opinion , his mature judgment , his enlightened ...
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... duty . The weight of that duty , I confess , makes me tremble ; and whoever well considers what it is , of all things in the world , will fly from what has the least like- ness to a positive and precipitate engagement . To be a good ...
... duty . The weight of that duty , I confess , makes me tremble ; and whoever well considers what it is , of all things in the world , will fly from what has the least like- ness to a positive and precipitate engagement . To be a good ...
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... duty . Publick calamity is a mighty leveller ; and there are occasions when any , even the slightest , chance of doing good must be laid hold on , even by the most inconsiderable person . To restore order and repose to an empire so ...
... duty . Publick calamity is a mighty leveller ; and there are occasions when any , even the slightest , chance of doing good must be laid hold on , even by the most inconsiderable person . To restore order and repose to an empire so ...
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... duty , tax , or assess- " ment , except such duties as it may be expedient to continue " to levy or impose , for the regulation of commerce ; the nett produce of the duties last mentioned to be carried to the ac- " count of such ...
... duty , tax , or assess- " ment , except such duties as it may be expedient to continue " to levy or impose , for the regulation of commerce ; the nett produce of the duties last mentioned to be carried to the ac- " count of such ...
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