The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Wells and Lilly, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 7
... reason , to surprise their justice , or to ruffle their temper . I stood on the hustings ( except when I gave my thanks to those who favoured me with their votes ) less like a candidate , than an unconcerned spectator of a publick pro ...
... reason , to surprise their justice , or to ruffle their temper . I stood on the hustings ( except when I gave my thanks to those who favoured me with their votes ) less like a candidate , than an unconcerned spectator of a publick pro ...
Page 11
... reason and judgment , and not of inclination ; and , what sort of reason is that , in which the determination pre- cedes the discussion ; in which one set of men deliberate , and another decide ; and where those who form the conclusion ...
... reason and judgment , and not of inclination ; and , what sort of reason is that , in which the determination pre- cedes the discussion ; in which one set of men deliberate , and another decide ; and where those who form the conclusion ...
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... reason of the whole . You chuse a member indeed ; but when you have chosen him , he is not a member of Bristol , but he is a member of parliament . If the local constituent should have an interest , or should form an hasty opinion ...
... reason of the whole . You chuse a member indeed ; but when you have chosen him , he is not a member of Bristol , but he is a member of parliament . If the local constituent should have an interest , or should form an hasty opinion ...
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... reason to rely on the strength of my natural abilities for the proper execution of that trust , I was obliged to take more than common pains , to instruct myself in every thing which relates to our colonies . I was not less under the ...
... reason to rely on the strength of my natural abilities for the proper execution of that trust , I was obliged to take more than common pains , to instruct myself in every thing which relates to our colonies . I was not less under the ...
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... reason to re- commend it . On the other hand , being totally destitute of all shadow of influence , natural or adventitious , I was very sure , that , if my proposition were futile or dangerous ; if it were weakly conceived , or ...
... reason to re- commend it . On the other hand , being totally destitute of all shadow of influence , natural or adventitious , I was very sure , that , if my proposition were futile or dangerous ; if it were weakly conceived , or ...
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