The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...Little, Brown, and Company, 1899 - Great Britain |
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... destruction of that country . In page 513 of the printed Minutes you have Mr. Middleton's declaration of his promptitude to represent every- thing agreeably to Mr. Hastings's wishes . - .MY DEAR SIR , -I have this day answered.
... destruction of that country . In page 513 of the printed Minutes you have Mr. Middleton's declaration of his promptitude to represent every- thing agreeably to Mr. Hastings's wishes . - .MY DEAR SIR , -I have this day answered.
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... thing which would naturally occur to a man , who was going to raise a revenue through the intervention of the prince of the country , would be to recommend to that prince a better economy in his affairs , and a rational and equal ...
... thing which would naturally occur to a man , who was going to raise a revenue through the intervention of the prince of the country , would be to recommend to that prince a better economy in his affairs , and a rational and equal ...
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... thing would be con- trary to all the principles of regular and just taxa- tion in any country in the universe . Some men may possibly , by locality or privileges , be excepted from certain taxes , but no taxation ever can be just that ...
... thing would be con- trary to all the principles of regular and just taxa- tion in any country in the universe . Some men may possibly , by locality or privileges , be excepted from certain taxes , but no taxation ever can be just that ...
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... , my Lords , if there is anything which will root the present order of things out of Europe , it will begin , as we see it has already begun in a neighboring country , by confiscating , for the 10 IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS .
... , my Lords , if there is anything which will root the present order of things out of Europe , it will begin , as we see it has already begun in a neighboring country , by confiscating , for the 10 IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS .
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... thing highly improbable , ) you take your chance of a reimbursement subject to all the extra expense , and to all the accidents that may happen to a public revenue . This confiscation could not , there- fore , be justified as a measure ...
... thing highly improbable , ) you take your chance of a reimbursement subject to all the extra expense , and to all the accidents that may happen to a public revenue . This confiscation could not , there- fore , be justified as a measure ...
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