The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 4Bell & Daldy, 1872 - Great Britain |
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... English tribunals . By the usual course of English prac- tice , the far greater part of the redress to be obtained against oppressions of power is by process in the nature of civil ac- tions . In these a trial by jury is a necessary ...
... English tribunals . By the usual course of English prac- tice , the far greater part of the redress to be obtained against oppressions of power is by process in the nature of civil ac- tions . In these a trial by jury is a necessary ...
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... English Company flourished under this ex- portation for a very long series of years . The nation was considerably benefited both in trade and in revenue ; and the dividends of the proprietors were often high , and always sufficient to ...
... English Company flourished under this ex- portation for a very long series of years . The nation was considerably benefited both in trade and in revenue ; and the dividends of the proprietors were often high , and always sufficient to ...
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... English power in India . It was necessary therefore , and so the presidency of Calcutta represented the matter , to provide before - hand a year's advance . This required great efforts ; and they were made . Notwithstanding the famine ...
... English power in India . It was necessary therefore , and so the presidency of Calcutta represented the matter , to provide before - hand a year's advance . This required great efforts ; and they were made . Notwithstanding the famine ...
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... English East - India Company being restricted in drawing bills upon Europe , and none of them ever making or proposing an establishment in India , a very great part of their fortunes , well or ill gotten , is in all probability thrown ...
... English East - India Company being restricted in drawing bills upon Europe , and none of them ever making or proposing an establishment in India , a very great part of their fortunes , well or ill gotten , is in all probability thrown ...
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... English , French , Dutch , or Danish , arises from the revenues ; and these are carried out of the country , without producing anything to compensate so heavy a loss . Your committee have not been able to discover the entire value of ...
... English , French , Dutch , or Danish , arises from the revenues ; and these are carried out of the country , without producing anything to compensate so heavy a loss . Your committee have not been able to discover the entire value of ...
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