The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 5Scholarly Press, 1889 - Great Britain |
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Page 10
... minister from the crown was au- thorized to treat . IIe succeeded in this his design , and did actually frustrate the king's minister in some of the objects of his negotiation . This proceeding of Mr. Fox does not ( as I con- ceive ) ...
... minister from the crown was au- thorized to treat . IIe succeeded in this his design , and did actually frustrate the king's minister in some of the objects of his negotiation . This proceeding of Mr. Fox does not ( as I con- ceive ) ...
Page 33
... minister , and by Mr.Windham , by myself , and by others who spoke in those debates , as causes for bringing France to a sense of her wrong in the war which she declared against us . Mr. Fox well knew that not one man argued for the ...
... minister , and by Mr.Windham , by myself , and by others who spoke in those debates , as causes for bringing France to a sense of her wrong in the war which she declared against us . Mr. Fox well knew that not one man argued for the ...
Page 42
... minister , and proceeded on the principles laid down by him , I believe there is little doubt he would have been considered as the most criminal statesman that ever lived in this country . I do not know why a states- man out of place is ...
... minister , and proceeded on the principles laid down by him , I believe there is little doubt he would have been considered as the most criminal statesman that ever lived in this country . I do not know why a states- man out of place is ...
Page 57
... minister of this country is to bo controlled by the House of Commons . He is to be trusted , not controlled , by his colleagues in office : if he were to be controlled , government , which ought to be the source of order , would itself ...
... minister of this country is to bo controlled by the House of Commons . He is to be trusted , not controlled , by his colleagues in office : if he were to be controlled , government , which ought to be the source of order , would itself ...
Page 59
... minister without enjoying the confidence of the House of Commons , though he did enjoy the con- fidence of the crown . That House of Commons , whose confidence he did not enjoy , unfortunately did not itself enjoy the confidence ...
... minister without enjoying the confidence of the House of Commons , though he did enjoy the con- fidence of the crown . That House of Commons , whose confidence he did not enjoy , unfortunately did not itself enjoy the confidence ...
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