The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 15C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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... honour of presenting to this " House . For any thing improper in that Report I am responsible , as well as the Mem- " bers of the Committee , to this House , and to " this House only . The matters contained in " it , and the ...
... honour of presenting to this " House . For any thing improper in that Report I am responsible , as well as the Mem- " bers of the Committee , to this House , and to " this House only . The matters contained in " it , and the ...
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... and turned it to purposes of private malice and revenge . We are not come here to com- promise matters , we do not admit that our fame , B 4 our our honours , nay , the very inquisitorial power of OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 7.
... and turned it to purposes of private malice and revenge . We are not come here to com- promise matters , we do not admit that our fame , B 4 our our honours , nay , the very inquisitorial power of OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 7.
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Edmund Burke. our honours , nay , the very inquisitorial power of the House of Commons is gone , if this man be not guilty . My Lords , great and powerful as the House . of Commons is , ( and great and powerful I hope it always will ...
Edmund Burke. our honours , nay , the very inquisitorial power of the House of Commons is gone , if this man be not guilty . My Lords , great and powerful as the House . of Commons is , ( and great and powerful I hope it always will ...
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... honour of being a member . This is all the apology I shall make . We are the Commons of Great Britain , and therefore cannot make apologies . I can make none for my obedience ; they want none for their commands . They gave me this ...
... honour of being a member . This is all the apology I shall make . We are the Commons of Great Britain , and therefore cannot make apologies . I can make none for my obedience ; they want none for their commands . They gave me this ...
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... honour is in abeyance ; his estima- tion is suspended ; and he stands as it were a doubtful person in the eyes of all human so- ciety . In that situation , not a timid , not an abject , but undoubtedly a modest behaviour , would become ...
... honour is in abeyance ; his estima- tion is suspended ; and he stands as it were a doubtful person in the eyes of all human so- ciety . In that situation , not a timid , not an abject , but undoubtedly a modest behaviour , would become ...
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