The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 15C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page ix
... Courts in Westminster Hall should be kept in the highest degree of respect and reverence ; and that in this pamphlet , described " by the name of a libel , the characters and con- " duct of those Judges upon a late occasion " have been ...
... Courts in Westminster Hall should be kept in the highest degree of respect and reverence ; and that in this pamphlet , described " by the name of a libel , the characters and con- " duct of those Judges upon a late occasion " have been ...
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... Court , and to conciliate the affections of the Tribunal rather to the person than to the Cause . We know that they are used to stifle the remonstrances of conscience in the judge , and to reconcile it to the violation of his duty . We ...
... Court , and to conciliate the affections of the Tribunal rather to the person than to the Cause . We know that they are used to stifle the remonstrances of conscience in the judge , and to reconcile it to the violation of his duty . We ...
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... Court of Peers of the same Kingdom . Had I not heard this language from the Prisoner , and afterwards from his counsel , I must confess I could hardly have believed that any man could so comport himself at your Lordships bar . After ...
... Court of Peers of the same Kingdom . Had I not heard this language from the Prisoner , and afterwards from his counsel , I must confess I could hardly have believed that any man could so comport himself at your Lordships bar . After ...
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Edmund Burke. of the House of Commons , and the inflexible justice of this court . Your Lordships fined him forty thousand pounds , notwithstanding all his merits ; notwithstanding his humility ; notwith- standing his contrition ...
Edmund Burke. of the House of Commons , and the inflexible justice of this court . Your Lordships fined him forty thousand pounds , notwithstanding all his merits ; notwithstanding his humility ; notwith- standing his contrition ...
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... court of justice , calling these people to an account for that horrible crime , which destroys the basis of society ? No , my Lords , this is not the tone of such proceedings . Your Lordships know that it is not ; the Commons know that ...
... court of justice , calling these people to an account for that horrible crime , which destroys the basis of society ? No , my Lords , this is not the tone of such proceedings . Your Lordships know that it is not ; the Commons know that ...
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