The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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... constitution did not instantly produce , in fact , the grossest of the evils with which it was pregnant in its nature . It is by lying dormant a long time , or being at first very rarely exercised , that arbitrary power steals upon a ...
... constitution did not instantly produce , in fact , the grossest of the evils with which it was pregnant in its nature . It is by lying dormant a long time , or being at first very rarely exercised , that arbitrary power steals upon a ...
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... constitution itself , on an occasion worthy of bringing it forth . As the disputants , whose accurate and logical reasonings have brought us into our present condition , think it absurd , that powers or members of any constitution ...
... constitution itself , on an occasion worthy of bringing it forth . As the disputants , whose accurate and logical reasonings have brought us into our present condition , think it absurd , that powers or members of any constitution ...
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... constitution , some part of the dignity of the great nations which they represented . No longer tied to by- laws , these assemblies made acts of all sorts and in all cases whatsoever . They levied money , not for parochial purposes ...
... constitution , some part of the dignity of the great nations which they represented . No longer tied to by- laws , these assemblies made acts of all sorts and in all cases whatsoever . They levied money , not for parochial purposes ...
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... constitution , or of reuniting the dissipated members of the English race upon a common plan of tranquillity and liberty , does entirely depend on their firm and lasting union ; and above all , on their keeping themselves from that ...
... constitution , or of reuniting the dissipated members of the English race upon a common plan of tranquillity and liberty , does entirely depend on their firm and lasting union ; and above all , on their keeping themselves from that ...
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... constitution of several parts of the public economy . " I have endeavoured , that this plan should include , in its execution , a considerable reduction of improper expense ; that it should effect a conversion of unprofitable titles ...
... constitution of several parts of the public economy . " I have endeavoured , that this plan should include , in its execution , a considerable reduction of improper expense ; that it should effect a conversion of unprofitable titles ...
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