The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 5Little, Brown, 1871 - Great Britain |
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Page 11
... head of a party in opposition to that government ; by which means the foreign powers can never be assured of the real authority or validity of any public transaction whatsoever . On the other hand , the advantage taken of the dis ...
... head of a party in opposition to that government ; by which means the foreign powers can never be assured of the real authority or validity of any public transaction whatsoever . On the other hand , the advantage taken of the dis ...
Page 16
... destruction of our Consti- tution , would have lifted up their heads , which had been beaten down by the two proclamations . Those societies would have been infinitely strengthened and multiplied in every 16 OBSERVATIONS ON THE.
... destruction of our Consti- tution , would have lifted up their heads , which had been beaten down by the two proclamations . Those societies would have been infinitely strengthened and multiplied in every 16 OBSERVATIONS ON THE.
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... head the party dwelt very largely and very vehemently . Mr. Fox's intention , in the choice of this extraordinary topic , was evident enough . He well knows two things : first , that no wise or honest man can approve of that partition ...
... head the party dwelt very largely and very vehemently . Mr. Fox's intention , in the choice of this extraordinary topic , was evident enough . He well knows two things : first , that no wise or honest man can approve of that partition ...
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... head . He and they contended for referring this libel to a committee . Upon the question of that reference they grounded all their debate for a change in the constitution of Parliament . The pretended petition is , in fact , a regular ...
... head . He and they contended for referring this libel to a committee . Upon the question of that reference they grounded all their debate for a change in the constitution of Parliament . The pretended petition is , in fact , a regular ...
Page 49
... head , —that is , to individual represen- tation . None of them , that I recollect , except Mr. Fox , directly rejected it . It is remarkable , how- ever , that he only rejected it by simply declaring an opinion . He let all the ...
... head , —that is , to individual represen- tation . None of them , that I recollect , except Mr. Fox , directly rejected it . It is remarkable , how- ever , that he only rejected it by simply declaring an opinion . He let all the ...
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