The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 5Scholarly Press, 1889 - Great Britain |
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Page 7
... of his poli- tics appear to have suffered about that time a very material alteration . It is about three years since , in consequence of that extraordinary change , that , after a pretty long preceding period of distance , coolness ,
... of his poli- tics appear to have suffered about that time a very material alteration . It is about three years since , in consequence of that extraordinary change , that , after a pretty long preceding period of distance , coolness ,
Page 34
... appear that the powers with whom we acted were full as ambitious and as perfidious as the French . This might be true as to other nations . They had not , however , been so to us or to Holland . He produced no proof of active ambition ...
... appear that the powers with whom we acted were full as ambitious and as perfidious as the French . This might be true as to other nations . They had not , however , been so to us or to Holland . He produced no proof of active ambition ...
Page 39
... appears to me less fair and justifiable ( even if no attempt were made to inflame the passions ) than to submit a matter on discussion to a tribunal incapable of judging of more than one side of the question . It is at least as ...
... appears to me less fair and justifiable ( even if no attempt were made to inflame the passions ) than to submit a matter on discussion to a tribunal incapable of judging of more than one side of the question . It is at least as ...
Page 40
... appear , as France now appears , under the very name and title of the deliverer of the poor and the chastiser of the rich , the former class would readily become not an indifferent spectator of the war , 40 OBSERVATIONS ON THE.
... appear , as France now appears , under the very name and title of the deliverer of the poor and the chastiser of the rich , the former class would readily become not an indifferent spectator of the war , 40 OBSERVATIONS ON THE.
Page 42
... appear at all . So it must be , where a man is for any time sup- ported from personal considerations , without refer- ence to his public conduct . Through the whole of this business , the spirit of fraternity appears to me to have been ...
... appear at all . So it must be , where a man is for any time sup- ported from personal considerations , without refer- ence to his public conduct . Through the whole of this business , the spirit of fraternity appears to me to have been ...
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