The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Wells and Lilly, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... this while with the right of election ; and that I had been drawing out a poll , upon no sort of ra- tional grounds , which disturbed the peace of my fellow- citizens for a month together - I really , for CONCLUSION OF THE POLL .
... this while with the right of election ; and that I had been drawing out a poll , upon no sort of ra- tional grounds , which disturbed the peace of my fellow- citizens for a month together - I really , for CONCLUSION OF THE POLL .
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... peace . Not peace through the medium of war ; not peace to be hunted through the labyrinth of intricate and endless negotiations ; not peace to arise out of universal discord , fomented from principle , in all parts of the empire ; not ...
... peace . Not peace through the medium of war ; not peace to be hunted through the labyrinth of intricate and endless negotiations ; not peace to arise out of universal discord , fomented from principle , in all parts of the empire ; not ...
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... peace ; sought in its natural course , and in its ordinary haunts .-- It is peace sought in the spirit of peace ; and laid in principles purely pacifick . I propose , by removing the ground of the difference , and by restoring the ...
... peace ; sought in its natural course , and in its ordinary haunts .-- It is peace sought in the spirit of peace ; and laid in principles purely pacifick . I propose , by removing the ground of the difference , and by restoring the ...
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... peace amongst them . It does not institute a magnificent auction of finance , where captivated provinces come to ... peace . Peace im- plies reconciliation ; and where there has been a material carried to the account of such province or ...
... peace amongst them . It does not institute a magnificent auction of finance , where captivated provinces come to ... peace . Peace im- plies reconciliation ; and where there has been a material carried to the account of such province or ...
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... peace with ho- nour and with safety . Such an offer from such a power will be attributed to magnanimity . But the concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear . When such a one is dis- armed , he is wholly at the mercy of his ...
... peace with ho- nour and with safety . Such an offer from such a power will be attributed to magnanimity . But the concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear . When such a one is dis- armed , he is wholly at the mercy of his ...
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