The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 5Scholarly Press, 1889 - Great Britain |
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... things . During a period of four years , the state of the world , except for some few and short intervals , has filled me with a good deal of serious inquietude . I considered a general war against Jacobins and Jaco- binism as the only ...
... things . During a period of four years , the state of the world , except for some few and short intervals , has filled me with a good deal of serious inquietude . I considered a general war against Jacobins and Jaco- binism as the only ...
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... and policy , but who , under every discouragement , was faithful to public duty and to private friendship . I shall then probably be dead . I am sure I do not wish to live to see such things . But whilst I LETTER TO THE DUKE OF PORTLAND .
... and policy , but who , under every discouragement , was faithful to public duty and to private friendship . I shall then probably be dead . I am sure I do not wish to live to see such things . But whilst I LETTER TO THE DUKE OF PORTLAND .
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... things in that light , my confidence in him is not increased , but totally destroyed , by those pro- ceedings . I cannot conceive it a matter of honor or duty ( but the direct contrary ) in any member CONDUCT OF THE MINORITY . 9.
... things in that light , my confidence in him is not increased , but totally destroyed , by those pro- ceedings . I cannot conceive it a matter of honor or duty ( but the direct contrary ) in any member CONDUCT OF THE MINORITY . 9.
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... things : first , that no wise or honest man can approve of that partition , or can contem- plate it without prognosticating great mischief from it to all countries at some future time ; secondly , he knows quite as well , that , let our ...
... things : first , that no wise or honest man can approve of that partition , or can contem- plate it without prognosticating great mischief from it to all countries at some future time ; secondly , he knows quite as well , that , let our ...
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... But we are not to be imposed on by forms of language . We must act on the substance of things . To abandon Austria in this manner was to abandon VOL . V. ས་ ―― Holland itself . For suppose France , encouraged CONDUCT OF THE MINORITY . 33.
... But we are not to be imposed on by forms of language . We must act on the substance of things . To abandon Austria in this manner was to abandon VOL . V. ས་ ―― Holland itself . For suppose France , encouraged CONDUCT OF THE MINORITY . 33.
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